Elon Musk Implausibly Claims 'Competence and Caring' Can Cut the Federal Budget Deficit in Half
Speaking to reporters for the first time since he took charge of the Trump administration's cost-cutting initiative, Elon ...
Nation’s sole supplier of penny blanks prepares for possible phase out
President Donald Trump directed the United States Treasury to stop minting new pennies, citing the cost to make pennies ...
US posts $129 billion January deficit on calendar shifts, higher outlays
The federal government posted a $129 billion budget deficit for January, up sharply from an unusually low $22 billion deficit ...
Elon Musk's DOGE Update: Five Takeaways
Elon Musk joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday in his first appearance at the White House.
Musk staffer 'mistakenly' given ability to edit Treasury Department payment system, legal filings say
A 25-year-old associate of Elon Musk and former Treasury Department employee was "mistakenly" given the ability to make changes to a sensitive federal payment system, officials with the Bureau of the ...
Trump Directs Federal Job Cuts as Musk Defends Downsizing
President Donald Trump directed agencies to work with Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting effort to slash their workforces, according to a White House official, his latest move to gut the federal ...
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It’s a Good Thing Democrats Didn’t Pack the Courts
Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.
To hire 1 employee, first fire 4 people: Donald Trump to US government agencies
US President Donald Trump, who is on a mission to cut government spending, has issued a new directive to government agencies ...