Musk has positioned himself as a cost-cutting watchdog for the federal government. On his social media platform X, he has ...

The CFPB, which Congress created in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, supervises consumer-facing financial companies like ...

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data ...

Having already run the country once before, Trump entered the presidency with the goal of hitting the ground running, having ...

While counties made deep investments in community projects and critical infrastructure, they budgeted more for emergency ...

Two decades ago, Raymond Lombra, a now-retired economist at Penn State University, warned of a "rounding tax" that could amount to at least $600 million a year if merchants were to routinely add a ...

From the NOAA to OPM to the Pentagon, here’s an updated look at where Elon Musk’s DOGE is already operating and what they’re ...

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down the agency that was created to protect consumers after the 2008 ...

Receiving a tax refund is one of the most anticipated events of the financial year. It is an opportunity to strengthen one's ...

Now that the complete dismantling of the U.S. government looks as though it’s going to require a third full week, the people who are paying attention have begun to appreciate ...

DOGE’s lead, Elon Musk, plans to send officials to Parkersburg, West Virginia, next week to gain read-only access to the U.S.

Elon Musk’s federal job cuts may disproportionately threaten the older and Black workforce. Systemic ageism, racial ...