What to know about $2.7 trillion in 'improper' Medicare, Medicaid payments allegedly sent overseas
Trump government efficiency adviser Elon Musk called the alleged payments "the biggest fraud operation in human history." ...
US October-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion
The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said ...
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A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending
As we noted before, this $2 trillion spending cut – $1.7 trillion net of the spending increases – would not be the largest ...
Elon Musk and DOGE promised up to $2 trillion in government savings. How much have they actually saved so far?
As the head of President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to cut between ...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Rises to $2.2 Trillion in February 2025
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.2 trillion between March 2024 and February 2025 based on estimates from the ...