Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses.

President-elect Donald Trump has assembled the wealthiest presidential administration in modern history, with at least 13 billionaires set to take top government posts.

Donald Trump's upcoming administration features prominent Indian-Americans like Kashi Patel and Tulsi Gabbard in significant roles, reflecting the increasing presence and impact of the Indian-American community in US governance.

Impact Link President-elect Donald Trump has long been associated with ... will work with conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy outside the federal government on the "Department of Government ...

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night, pushing Congress closer to a government shutdown.

Senator Chris Murphy and Vivek Ramaswamy clashed over the proposed spending bill as Murphy criticized billionaires opposing the bill, citing potential

He pays lip service to cutting spending but he doesn't really care about it. He's told people he's not worried about a U.S. debt crisis as he'll be out of office by then. And he's got stuff he wants to spend a lot of money on, like deporting millions of immigrants!

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Wall Street Journal reporter Vivian Salama said Elon Musk is “definitely playing a risky game” by getting ahead of Donald Trump to tank a government funding bill.

Musk wrote that "any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!"

Democrats are largely skeptical of Elon Musk's push to ax wasteful government spending. But some in the party aren't fully dismissing the DOGE goals.