Beneath Trump’s Chaotic Spending Freeze: An Idea That Crosses Party Lines
There is a long, bipartisan history of attempts to rein in spending and address concerns about government inefficiencies, ...
As Trump cuts federal jobs, even national parks are on the chopping block
As the Trump administration rushes to eliminate federal jobs, even the national parks — among the country’s most beloved and ...
The Biggest Job Cut In U.S. History Hit 60,000 Workers. Trump Could Push Out Far More.
If even 10% of government workers accept a buyout offered by President Donald Trump, more than 200,000 people will be out of ...
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Technical Note: Difference Between CBPP and CBO Ten-Year Budget Projections
This technical note explains how we adjust the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ten-year budget baseline issued in January 2025 to create our CBPP baseline, which we use in our analyses of ...
Is DOGE even doable? Elon Musk’s plan to cut as much as $2 trillion in federal spending will be harder than it sounds
I think if we try for $2 trillion, we’ve got a good shot at getting 1 [trillion],” Musk said in a January interview.
Trump’s gusher of misleading economic statistics at Davos
In virtual remarks to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump on ...
Trump’s spending freeze sets up a future possible Supreme Court showdown over presidential power
President Donald Trump’s dramatic pause of federal grants and loans is queuing up a Supreme Court showdown over the ...
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Trump takes a sledgehammer to the government. It's both messy and necessary. | Opinion
There are few, if any, parallels in U.S. history ... a Responsible Federal Budget, Trump in his first term outspent Biden. Perhaps he has adopted fiscal discipline as his New Year's resolution.
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Can Trump Use Impoundment To Freeze Spending Approved By Congress?
OMB’s letter says spending must be stopped ... in way he hadn’t seen in forty years of being a federal judge. So, what is Trump up to? He has a lifelong history of taking the most aggressive ...