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Federal agencies respond to LA fires amid budget crunch
Firefighters battle the Eaton Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. Hundreds of U.S. Forest Service personnel are on the ...
Musk, after months of blustering, admits DOGE won’t find $2 trillion worth of cuts in federal budget
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is set to co-lead the new advisory Department of Government Efficiency, has admitted the agency ...
Elon Musk says DOGE probably won't find $2 trillion in federal budget cuts
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most ...
Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much everything.
Elon Musk says cutting $2 trillion from the federal budget is a 'best-case outcome'
In a Wednesday interview on X, Elon Musk said cuts of $2 trillion to the federal budget might not be possible and was a "best ...
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Federal Policy Debates in 2025 Carry High Stakes
The decisions that policymakers make could leave many millions of people much worse off while extending and increasing tax ...
Trump's budget nominee and 'Project 2025' author Russ Vought faces senators
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for the top budget office, Russ Vought, will face senators on Wednesday for potential ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget5h
Case and Womack Renew Efforts with the Sustainable Budget Act
Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR) recently reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act , which would establish an 18-member bipartisan commission tasked with deve ...
U.S. budget deficit swells to record $711 billion in first quarter of fiscal year
The U.S. federal budget deficit widened to a record $711 billion in the first three months of the fiscal year, up from $510 ...
Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts
Elon Musk walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday ...