Trump Advisor Musk Wants To Trim Government By $2 Trillion: Here's What That Looks Like
Key Takeaways President-elect Donald Trump has asked billionaire Elon Musk to identify ways to cut the federal budget.Musk has called for $2 trillion in cuts, nearly one-third of the entire federal budget,
Trump's new 'Department of Government Efficiency': What it is and what it isn't.
Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — the pharmaceutical mogul and former Republican presidential hopeful — have been picked to lead a brand new agency tasked with "large scale structural reform" of the federal government.
Department of Government Efficiency: US Federal Spending in Maps, Charts
Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden all spent a greater proportion of their GDP than America did in 2022.
What would ‘government efficiency’ look like if Elon Musk gets his way?
Trump has given two entrepreneurs a mission to make the government more efficient. It's unclear how Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would accomplish that.
Explainer: How Musk's US government efficiency panel might work
Donald Trump has tasked Elon Musk with setting up a panel to streamline the U.S. government. Although the president-elect has said little about how this group would operate, Musk has previously set an ambitious goal of cutting $2 trillion of spending.
DC, federal employees and Trump's Department of Government Efficiency: What we know so far
News4 is working to learn more about how DOGE could affect federal employees and the DMV. Here’s what we know so far.
What Can Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency Actually Do?
To do that, he’s creating a new agency, called the Department of Government Efficiency.If the name sounds like a meme, it’s because it is. DOGE is the brainchild of billionaire Elon Musk, who came up with the acronym in homage to the mascot for the digital currency Dogecoin,
Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to oversee ‘drastic’ changes to U.S. government
President-elect Donald Trump picked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new commission on cutting government spending and regulation.
New York City mayor praises Elon Musk as efficiency head
Eric Adams continues his soft touch with Trump, declining to opine on the nomination of Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
What to Know About Elon Musk’s 'Department of Government Efficiency'
President-elect Donald Trump made good on one of his campaign promises Tuesday night when he officially appointed billionaire Elon Musk to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency,” along with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'
A proposed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is set to restructure federal agencies and slash government spending.
The Impact of Trump's Cost-Cutting Initiative Hinges on What He Means by 'Government Efficiency'
The name of President-elect Donald Trump's so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is tellingly ambiguous.
U.S. October budget deficit jumps to $257 billion, handing hole to Trump
The U.S. budget deficit jumped nearly four-fold to $257 billion in October, a figure inflated by one-off factors, the ...
Federal Government’s 2024 Budget: Where Did The Money Go?
What were the top five expenditures of the federal government during the most recent fiscal year? How is Congress doing with ...
Feds Approve $80 Million Budget for 'Private' Horse Racing Regulator
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority's (HISA) $80 million budget last ...
Japan planning $87 billion extra budget to fund stimulus package, paper says
The Japanese government is making arrangements to compile a supplementary budget of about 13.5 trillion yen ($87 billion) to fund a stimulus package to help low-income households and offset rising ...
Mexico Budget Plans to Include $6 Billion Support for Pemex Debt
Mexico plans to set aside about $6 billion for state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos in its 2025 draft budget, people ...