Could Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
Before you start planning for a windfall, budget experts say huge savings from Elon Musk' DOGE efforts are highly unlikely.
IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
Experts say the layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers likely mean the end of the agency's plans to go after ...
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal government as a March 14 deadline looms.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune fires back at Trump admin’s ambitious spending cuts
It is unlikely DOGE’s goal of axing $1 trillion in federal spending could be achieved without hitting the popular spending ...
Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In
Elon Musk’s team has descended on an already understaffed Social Security Administration, which now faces further workforce ...
Rep. Juan Ciscomani signals doubt about GOP's proposed Medicaid spending cuts
Ariz., signed a letter that includes a warning about potential harms from proposed Republican Medicaid spending cuts.
Trump says he may take control of the US Postal Service. Here's what to know
President Donald Trump says he may put the U.S. Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department in what would ...
California governor requests nearly $40 billion from Congress for fire aid
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking funding to help Los Angeles recover from the wind-driven fires that swept across the Pacific ...
Musk Team’s Blitz on Consumer Financial Agency Unsettles Trump Allies
From the moment the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opened its doors in the summer of 2011, powerful critics have wanted ...
From bashing Zelensky to lobbying senators, Vance settles in as Trump’s No. 2
Vice President JD Vance put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on notice, rattled the confidence of century-old allies in ...
Trump, Musk push forward with cuts, as questions mount about their approach
The entrepreneur is working with President Donald Trump to assert White House control over the sprawling federal workforce.