No, that’s not true. Unless Warsh wants us to believe that our federal government derives its spending power from Pluto, he must acknowledge that federal spending is a consequence of its taxing ...

Billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has a new target in its sights for trimming federal spending: the U.S. penny. In Tuesday X post, Musk's DOGE wrote that the U.S. spends ...

the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is reportedly exploring implementations of blockchain technology in US government operations to track and reduce federal spending.

The Trump administration came into office earlier this week with a promise of cutting down on government spending and driving ... said they do not feel that the federal government spends enough ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she's "happy" to work with her sometimes sparring partner, Elon Musk, to cut wasteful federal spending. On Thursday, Warren sent a letter to Musk — who is leading ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday mandating all federal employees return to the office as part of his plans to slash federal spending - but it might not be that simple. Trump ...

In a letter she sent him Thursday morning, Warren proposed 30 recommendations for eliminating $2 trillion in federal spending over the next decade, according to a copy of the letter obtained by TIME.

but she also said the notion that the “federal government spends trillions of dollars on wasteful spending is correct. And if you are serious about working together in good faith to cut ...

To be sure, adhering to the best original meaning of the text would call into question large swaths of federal spending, including entitlements. This would be the most effective way to rein in the ...

Layoffs don’t save much money. Musk has emphasized that cost savings are central to DOGE's mission, but labor costs are a small part of federal spending—between 4% and 5% of Uncle Sam’s budget.

That effort is part of the Department of Government Efficiency advisory group aimed at slashing federal spending and regulations. RTO orders won't just affect those in the nation's capital.

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