A drop in spending could be a reaction to uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s import tariffs. Tim SmartFeb. 28, 2025 Inflation Steady in January, as Expected President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is made up largely of his most loyal supporters. Here’s a look at who has already been co...
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze Yesterday US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending Yesterday Tribes and Native American students sue over Bureau of Indian Education firings 19 ho...
When it comes to racking up criminal counts, Trump is a pioneer in his field: No other U.S. president has ever been charged with crimes, let alone more than seven dozen of them at once. And no former president has run for another term in office while fending off potentially hun...
The Washington Post was the first to report the spending. "The exorbitant rates charged to the Secret Service and agents' frequent stays at Trump-owned properties raise significant concerns about the former president's self-dealing and may have resulted in a taxpayer-funded wi...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn't mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet — or effectively manage government spending, the militar
On Monday morning, Trump tweeted, "This will be a big week for Infrastructure. After so stupidly spending 7 trillion (dollars) in the Middle East, it is now time to start investing in OUR Country!" In his letter to the Congress, Trump said, "Our Nation's infrastructure is in an unacce...
an outside advisory board headed by billionaire elon musk that aims to cut large swaths of government spending. in the state department, more than a dozen nonpartisan senior diplomats were asked to resign as part of a broader plan to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalist...
The plan calls for slashing taxes by up to $4.5 trillion and sets a goal of cutting federal spending by $2 trillion. Here’s what to know about the bill and what’s delaying it. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton Feb. 24, 2025 House Attempts to Advance Budget ‘The majo...
Musk discusses DOGE while in Oval Office 01:57 Reporter asks Elon Musk about misleading public on condoms spending 01:06 Economist Larry Summers sounds the alarm about DOGE 03:21 Legal expert on what happens if Trump decides to defy federal judge's court order 02:41 ‘Unlikely’: ...
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