With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.
Category: Federal Budget (US)
-
Counting Up the Potential Costs of the Trump-Musk Rift
The clash between the president and Teslas C.E.O. wiped billions off the electric vehicle maker’s market capitalization. Other risks abound.
-
Deficit Politics Returns in Debate Over Trump Tax Cuts
The legislation that Republicans are trying to push through Congress could swell the very fiscal imbalance that party leaders have promised to tame for years.
-
Trump and Musk’s Unlikely Alliance Breaks Down in Rapid and Public Fashion
The sudden fallout ended a nearly yearlong partnership, during which Mr. Musk helped propel Mr. Trump to the White House and became one of the president’s top advisers.
-
Here’s the latest.
The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.”
-
How Hard Will Musk Fight Republicans’ Budget Bill?
The tech mogul is urging followers to pressure lawmakers to “KILL THE BILL,” potentially undermining a key plank of President Trump’s domestic agenda.
-
Republicans Try to Discredit Experts Warning About the Cost of Tax Cuts
President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions.
-
How Low Will the Dollar Go?
Trade-war angst has put pressure on the greenback this year. Wall Street thinks it’s about to get worse.
-
Economists Question G.O.P. Bill: Why Increase the Deficit in Good Times?
Huge deficits are already making bond investors nervous. Economists warn that could make it harder to respond to future crises.
-
Trump Gives Elon Musk an Oval Office Farewell
Mr. Musk, who says he will devote more time to his private companies, never came close to achieving his goal of cutting $1 trillion from the federal budget.