Elon Musk recently announced his intention to cut $1 trillion in federal spending through the new Department of Government Efficiency. As the department looks for ways to trim waste, one ...

The heated exchange early in a House Oversight hearing about "Rightsizing Government' leads to Democrat protests that Musk is ...

The federal government has congressionally approved buyout authority that’s capped at $25,000. Trump’s plan allows workers ...

President Trump (and his successors) may find that, without immigration or an aggressive baby boom, an aging America will face sluggish economic growth, economic dislocations, and huge unfunded ...

High-income households and profitable corporations would grow even wealthier under Republican proposals for trillions of ...

As they try to enact President Donald Trump’s agenda, congressional Republicans face the same political risk as a generation ...

In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump's administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...

The root of the U.S.’s high prescription drug prices lies in its unique system, which allows pharmaceutical manufacturers to ...

According to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Biden’s American Rescue Plan is projected to add $1.9 trillion to the national debt by 2031. In January 2023, U.S. Treasury ...

There are several reasons Musk wants to control Treasury payments. None of them are good. An unelected and unaccountable ...

U.S. federal budgeting has two major categories of spending. The one subject to the most scrutiny is “discretionary” spending, which is the basis of the annual appropriations process. This includes ...

A federal judge temporarily halted the order. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser called the order “reckless and ...