Elon Musk, the billionaire leading a government efficiency initiative, has for weeks made broad and unsupported claims of rampant fraud in federal spending. In a series of interviews on conservative podcasts and television interviews, Mr. Musk has defended attempts by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to target popular entitlement programs like Social Security and … Read more
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a ruling from a federal judge in California ordering it to rehire thousands of fired federal workers who had been on probationary status. The emergency application is one of several that appear to be headed to the Supreme Court, a reflection of the scores … Read more
The United States could run out of cash to continue paying its bills by mid-July if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit, according to an analysis on Monday by the Bipartisan Policy Center. That deadline, known as the “X-date” — the moment when the United States is unable … Read more
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order barring the Social Security Administration from granting Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive records stored in the agency’s systems, or from holding onto sensitive data they had already taken. The order, issued by Judge Ellen L. Hollander of … Read more
The Treasury Department is elevating two Internal Revenue Service agents who claim that the investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes was soft-peddled, an unusual promotion that will empower officials embroiled in a high-profile political battle with Democrats. Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two veteran I.R.S. agents, brought their concerns about the tax case against Hunter Biden … Read more