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DOGE can cut spending, but can it make government more accountable?
Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, he is either slashing the budget and saving taxpayers billions or hellbent ...
Trump’s NIH challenges the model that underlies U.S. scientific dominance
The 80-year-old partnership between the federal government and research institutions has made the U.S. the leader in ...
MIT Technology Review6h
Can AI help DOGE slash government budgets? It’s complex.
But the fact that DOGE aides are reportedly working in the offices of Medicaid and even Medicare—where budget cuts have been ...
Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump
Using graphics to illustrate the scope of U.S. foreign aid spending and analyzing how the Trump administration’s sweeping ...
The Federal Spending Boom Rolls On
Calling all DOGErs. Outlays rose 15% in the first third of fiscal 2025.
U.S. borrowed $838 billion in first four months of fiscal year, including $127 billion in January, CBO says
The U.S. budget deficit continues to widen, as outlays rise faster than receipts, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. For the first four months of the fiscal year, the deficit was $838 ...
US estimated to have borrowed $127B in January: CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated in a report on Monday that the federal government racked up a deficit of $127 ...
‘Rosy’ Budget Assumptions Might Increase National Debt Says Think Tank
Republicans bet on the economy growing faster than reasonable to cover plans that could reignite inflation, rising interest ...
Trump NIH Cuts Will Devastate US Research and Communities
The Trump administration has targeted $4 billion in cuts to “indirect” costs for NIH research grants. Those funds, typically ...