Government Can Be Downsized Without Destroying the Constitution
Even a somewhat informed observer might wonder why President Donald Trump and the Republicans, who control all three branches ...
The Taipei Times5d
Lai urges unity at meeting of government branches’ leaders
President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday emphasized unity as he met with the leaders of the nation’s five branches of government at the Presidential Office in Taipei to discuss national policies. Lai ...
The Taipei Times5d
Government branches agree to communications platform
The heads of Taiwan's five government branches yesterday reached a consensus in three areas ... the two sides have battled over the central government's budget. The KMT and TPP have cut or froze some ...
CBS News5d
Trump ousts director of Office of Government Ethics
Washington — President Trump on Monday removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the independent agency responsible for overseeing ethics rules and financial disclosures for the ...
Global News4d
Trump, Musk defend efforts to cut U.S. government workforce and spending
Musk said there are some good people in the federal bureaucracy but they need to be accountable and called it an “unelected” fourth branch. “The people voted for major government reform and ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Business Insider3d
Elon Musk's DOGE is overhauling the federal government, cutting spending, and drawing backlash. Here's what to know.
DOGE's mission is to make government leaner and more effective. As a temporary organization, DOGE is set to complete its work on July 4, 2026. In January 2025, Musk said he'd cut at least $1 ...
The New York Times4d
Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
He has also given broad powers to Elon Musk’s government efficiency operation, which has inserted itself into more than a dozen agencies in search of spending and staffers to cut. Many of those ...
Wall Street Journal6d
DOGE’s First Round of Cuts Went to Trump Priorities, but Bigger Targets Await
Outside the Department of the Treasury, Democratic lawmakers spoke out against Elon Musk getting access to the U.S. government payments ... it has identified and cut more than $1 billion in ...
CBS News3d
What is DOGE? Here's what to know about Elon Musk's latest cost-cutting efforts.
The White House's Department of Government Efficiency ... Mr. Trump has said he wants to cut programs that don't align with his policies and to slash the federal workforce. While standing next ...
Politico6d
Jim Jordan backs Elon Musk’s authority to cut federal government
Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) vehemently defended Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency ... carrying out the will of the executive branch leader, the president of the United ...
New York Post4d
Get DC out of Cold War rut — Uncle Sam’s become too big for his britches
Aaron Schwartz - CNP / MEGA With President Trump ordering the charge, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have smashed into the federal bureaucracy and are proceeding to ...