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Despite DOGE budget cut crusade, Trump has already spent $10.7 million of taxpayer money on golf trips: report

Since being sworn in for the second time on January 20, the president has reportedly spent all four weekends on the green, and played golf at his own properties on nine of his first 30 days in office

The Independent UK

How the CFPB's Medical Debt Rule Could Backfire

Scrubbing credit reports won’t erase debt—it will just make borrowing harder for low-income Americans.

Reason

Elon Musk's 'Proof' of Government Waste Is in the Pudding

Is the fraud in the room with us right now? Yes.

Reason

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Elon Musk Implausibly Claims 'Competence and Caring' Can Cut the Federal Budget Deficit in Half

The DOGE director wildly exaggerates what can be accomplished by tackling "waste, fraud, and abuse" in government spending without new legislation.

Reason

Senate Democrat Calls For Investigation Into Elon Musk's Government Access

Sen. Chris Murphy seeks GAO investigation into Elon Musk's access to government information, raising concerns about legality and conflicts of interest.

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Will Elon Musk Cut as Much Government as Al Gore Did?

In the early 1990s, Bill Clinton's administration set out to "reinvent" government. What can the mercurial Tesla CEO learn from their efforts?

Reason

What You Need to Know About Elon Musk's DOGE's Access to Medicare Systems

Officials at Musk-led DOGE were given access to agency data systems and technology at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency with a $2 trillion budget.

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Some FAA systems are a half-century old, as aging tech suffers from lack of replacement parts and service

A 2024 GAO report found that 37% of the FAA's 138 air traffic control systems were deemed unsustainable.

Fortune

How To Save Social Security — Pay More Taxes? Cut Benefits?

These proposals to save Social Security may require big changes, but Americans want politicians to act. Are you willing to pay more taxes?

Kiplinger

Finding Trillions in Federal Cuts Is Easy. But Will Trump and Musk Follow Through?

DOGE won't necessarily have to kill any of Republicans’ sacred cows—but they will have to be put on a diet.

Reason

Why has DRC filed criminal charges against Apple over ‘conflict minerals’?

Democratic Republic of the Congo says tech giant has been using controversial minerals from sub-Saharan Africa.

Al Jazeera

US border surveillance towers face significant operational failures — vast areas unwatched, national security potentially at risk

Nearly one-third of surveillance cameras along the U.S.-Mexico border are nonfunctional, hindering Border Patrol operations.

TechRadar

Federal Government Has 'Grown Too Big, Promised Too Much, Subsidized Too Many,' Warns Former GAO Boss

This week's House Budget Committee hearing showed bipartisan agreement about the seriousness of America's fiscal problems.

Reason

Crypto in Your Retirement Account? It's Not a Crazy Question

Time was, including crypto in your retirement account seemed far too risky. Some financial experts now recommend it for diversification. But buyer beware.

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Trump risks legal clashes in plans to not spend appropriations - Roll Call

The incoming Trump administration plan to slash federal spending would have to overcome decades of court decisions, experts say.

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Congress Is Fiscally Reckless. Will Lawmakers Step Up?

Trump is talking about cutting government spending, but that's mostly in Congress' hands.

Roll Call

Trump’s USDA pick could focus on foreign investments in agricultural land - Roll Call

Brooke L. Rollins is poised to tackle foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land if confirmed as Agriculture secretary.

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USTR Tariff Exclusion Process Under Scrutiny For Inconsistencies

Criticism of lack of transparency and consistency in USTR's tariff exclusion process.

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DOGE Can Succeed by Scaling Back Its Ambitions

The new advisory group promises bold savings and massive spending cuts, but without any expertise in the federal budget, it’s likely to be all bark and no bite.

Fortune

How Dr. Oz could change Medicare under President Trump

What you might expect from Oz if he runs Medicare, Medicaid, and management of the Affordable Care Act at the 6,000-person CMS.

The Independent UK

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

The United States foreign food aid program can be a big help when extreme weather fueled by climate change hammers communities

Reason

The Impact of Trump's Cost-Cutting Initiative Hinges on What He Means by 'Government Efficiency'

Narrowly understood, the president-elect's familiar-sounding plan to tackle "massive waste and fraud" may not give us "smaller government" in any meaningful sense.

Reason

To Succeed at Cutting Government, Musk and Ramaswamy Must Take on Entitlements

When it comes to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, what's lacking is not ideas but the political will to act on them.

Reason

One-Third of Expensive Border Surveillance Towers Don't Work

Decades of border surveillance programs have spent billions of dollars but achieved little.

Roll Call

Congress urged to shift billions to improve aging flight controls - Roll Call

The FAA determined that 105 of 138 systems were either unsustainable or potentially unsustainable, according to a government watchdog report.

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