DOGE Accused of Using AI to Monitor Federal Workers for Anti-Trump Sentiment

Reports emerged that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, was deploying artificial intelligence tools to analyze federal employees' emails, Slack messages, and internal communications for signs of disloyalty or opposition to Trump administration policies. The surveillance program raised immediate First Amendment and civil service protection concerns. Federal employee unions filed emergency legal challenges, and congressional Democrats demanded oversight hearings.