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Musk Says Trump Wants to Shut Down U.S. Foreign Aid Agency

President Trump has stopped short of saying the U.S. Agency for International Development should be closed. Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding...

Security Official at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team

Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues...

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government...

An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget

The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.

An Unconventional Plan for Fixing the Federal Budget

The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.

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, though the parties have grown increasingly...

Trump’s Reversal of a Federal Funding Freeze

Readers discuss the harms it would have caused and view it as a sign of incompetence. Also: D.E.I. at NASA; dementia cases; against deportations.

Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.

Higher Interest Rates Make Federal Debt More Expensive

The Fed’s key rate has a bearing on the sustainability of public borrowing, which is heading to striking levels.

Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.

A freeze in funding caused confusion for agency officials and organizations that rely on federal support.

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