Federal Government

PoliticsTrump backs Musk proposal to return billions of dollars in DOGE savings to taxpayers because ‘the numbers are incredible’
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 20, 2025

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025

TechFate of Rivian’s $6.6 billion federal loan—secured in the dying hours of the Biden administration—now hangs in the balance
By Christiaan HetznerFebruary 19, 2025

PoliticsRFK Jr. suggests banning candy and soda from the $113 billion government program for low-income families: ‘We shouldn’t be subsidizing people to eat poison’
By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2025

CommentaryElon Musk wants the U.S. Treasury to be on a blockchain. That’s a terrible idea—take it from a big proponent of the technology
By Nic PuckrinFebruary 14, 2025

PoliticsTrump administration tells government agencies to lay off new workers, potentially cutting hundreds of thousands
By Chris Megerian, Michelle L. Price and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2025

NewslettersTrump’s latest executive order is another example of private sector workforce norms creating chaos in the public sector
By Brit MorseFebruary 13, 2025

PoliticsElon Musk wants to tear out entire federal agencies: ‘It’s like a weed. If you don’t remove the roots, the weed will grow back’
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 13, 2025

PoliticsSome federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government
By Irina IvanovaFebruary 13, 2025

By Brit Morse and Azure GilmanFebruary 12, 2025

PoliticsTrump’s small business department fired staff and said it was an accident—then emailed the next day re-firing them
By Eleanor PringleFebruary 12, 2025

NewslettersUnions and workers rights group applaud the extended pause on Trump’s federal worker resignation offer
By Brit MorseFebruary 11, 2025

By Jason Leopold, Margi Murphy, Sophie Alexander, Jake Bleiberg, Anthony Cormier and BloombergFebruary 7, 2025
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