Government Spending

President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that Elon Musk is doing "a great job" with DOGE, but he thinks the billionaire could be "more aggressive."

The U.S. national debt is climbing at a rapid pace, on track to double over the next three decades amid a rush of spending by President Biden and Congress.

Senate Republicans are defying voters by delaying Trump's tax cuts

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Democrats raising red flags around DOGE are "worried that they're part of the waste, fraud and abuse."

Elon Musk expressed interest in an idea to create a "DOGE dividend" to give taxpayers a refund using funds saved amid the Department of Government Efficiency's work.

The Department of Defense's $850 billion is set to be scrutinized by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as it continues its cost-cutting campaign.

The voters elected Trump to target exactly the kind of waste and fraud Elon Musk's DOGE is uncovering

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency launched new social media accounts on X for over two dozen federal agencies to solicit cost-saving tips from the public.

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created by President Donald Trump to curb wasteful spending and make the federal budget more efficient.

Billionaire DOGE leader Elon Musk spoke at the White House and claimed that the efficiency task force found Social Security payments going to 150-year-old beneficiaries.

A New York federal judge modified a temporary restraining order that prevents DOGE employees from accessing Treasury payment systems

Despite their baseless legal challenges, Democrats have to just accept that Elon Musk and DOGE are here to stay, as Trump has made clear

Bill Ackman, the head of Pershing Square Capital Management, posted on X that the government should carefully review U.S. support for the United Nations.

President Donald Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday and commented that the U.S. debt may be smaller than thought because of unspecified fraud.

The Federal Highway Administration pumped the brakes on a program to dole out funds to states for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

A former U.S. Agency for International Development official says "the list goes on and on" of the alleged spending waste and fraud she experienced while working there.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on Elon Musk's influence over the department and breaks down key aims of President Donald Trump's economic agenda on "Kudlow."

Despite the fake news headlines, Trump's orders freezing spending and shrinking the government remain intact

The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as treasury secretary, filling a key role in President Donald Trump's Cabinet with Bessent expected to help orchestrate Trump's economic agenda.

President Donald Trump wasted no time in getting to work on his first day in office with a range of executive orders, but the fiscal house he’s inheriting may prove more challenging to fix.