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In Cabinet Meeting, Musk Seems to Drastically Lower DOGE’s Savings Goal

Musk said his group was on pace to cut $150 billion from the federal budget in one budget year. That would be a sharp...

Chip Roy Says Promise of Deep Entitlement Cuts Won His Vote

The Texas Republican, a holdout on the plan until the end, said commitments from President Trump and G.O.P. senators to pursue deeper spending cuts...

Live Count: The House Votes on the Republican Budget

The House is preparing to vote on the Senate’s budget blueprint, a first step towards passing President Trump’s plans for spending and tax cuts.

House Budget Resolution Vote: What’s Changed

The new resolution calls for more tax cuts and fewer reductions in spending. It would increase the federal debt by a lot more.

House G.O.P. Leaders Press Ahead With Budget Vote as Defectors Dig In

Republicans scheduled a vote for Wednesday evening, but they were still at least a dozen votes short of a majority for their fiscal blueprint.

Trump Administration Aims to Spend $45 Billion to Expand Immigrant Detention

A request for proposals for new detention facilities and other services would allow the government to expedite the contracting process and rapidly expand detention.

Trump Officials Have Not Funded Radio Free Europe, Despite Court Order

The delay in disbursement has forced the news organization, which relies almost exclusively on congressional funding, to furlough some of its staff and cut...

Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the...

How Much Does America Spend?

We explore what federal government spends its money on.

How D.C. Is Surviving Trump 2.0

Mass layoffs, Congressional budget cuts and a series of threats from President Trump have put Washington’s future in question. We report from a job...

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