Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was created by President Donald Trump to curb wasteful spending and make the federal budget more efficient.

President Trump in January offered 2 million federal workers the option to exit their job by Feb. 6 and continue to receive ...

Wendy Edelberg of Brookings says "political malpractice" might be a bigger risk to economic stability than the government's ...

Eliminating the penny is more than a practical cost-saving measure. It’s a test of our willingness to confront outdated ...

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 ...

Elon Musk's influence and outspoken nature have brought renewed attention to the debate over whether the penny still has a ...

In 1936 Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning "Pennies From Heaven," but in 2025 it seems that pennies are The Coin From Hell.

Elon Musk says he has been sleeping at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headquarters. The tech entrepreneur was ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging Elon Musk to stick with his original objective to cut $2 trillion in wasteful ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) won’t hurt the short-term prospects of two of the largest defense contractors in the United States during a dangerous geopolitical time ...

There are already some signals about which government expenses could be on the chopping block for Elon Musk's DOGE.

Donald Trump is in office, and he has signed an executive order to create DOGE – the Department of Government Efficiency — with Elon Musk leading the way. The purpose of DOGE is, supposedly, to cut ...