# PM News: Goodbye DOGE

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Podcast: [Good News for Lefties | Daily News for Democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy-6982465)
Published: 2026-07-07T21:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

We start with the closure of the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), an initiative that faced backlash for its detrimental impact on federal employment and taxpayer money. Next, we spotlight a progressive proposal in California that would expand access to medication abortion for community college students through campus health centers. Elon Musk's DOGE agency ended operations on July 4 Abortion pills could come to California community college health centers | News From The States Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .

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