Specifically,108 of the 264 leases identified for termination on the Wall of Receipts, about $15.3 million of the total $53.5 million in savings, were already in process for termination when DOGE was established.

DOGE reported $1.7 billion in savings on the Department of Defense’s Defense Health Agency contract for IT services at more than 700 military treatment facilities worldwide. While DOGE initially identified the contract for termination, in the end, no action was taken to terminate the contract, or to reduce scope, value, or funding. Thus, no savings were achieved.

So far Democrats’ generic-ballot lead has closely tracked prices at the pump, with about a two-week lag. This suggests that Democrats’ edge should continue to grow: a simple model based on the year-to-date relationship predicts that it will reach 7.7 points on October 1st. A recent, unsuccessful push from some Republican members of Congress to suspend the federal tax on petrol until 2027 shows that the party is well aware of the toll Mr Trump’s war in Iran is inflicting on their prospects.