Why Elon Musk can never balance the budget, in one chart
That’s how much Elon Musk, co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, has said he ...
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The unexpected place that could become an immigration flashpoint under Trump
The US-Mexico border isn’t the only place where the impact of President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration policies is likely to be ...
Biden wants to free you from all those subscriptions you meant to cancel but didn’t
Editor’s note: In October 2024, the administration finalized a new rule making subscriptions easier to cancel — the article below, ...
Trump wants to use the military for mass deportations. Can he actually do that?
President-elect Donald Trump said he will use the military to carry out mass deportations — the centerpiece of his immigration ...
Could Trump actually get rid of the Department of Education?
“One thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education in Washington, DC, ...
The law is clear on birthright citizenship. Can Trump end it anyway?
Ending birthright citizenship has been on President-elect Donald Trump’s wish list for years, and he’s pledged to kill it once ...
Trump says he wants to influence interest rates. Can he?
President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies have suggested, to varying degrees, that Trump should be allowed to meddle ...
Trump didn’t gut foreign aid last time. This time could be different.
On the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance did not sound like guys likely to support ...
Trump wants to stack the DOJ’s leadership with his personal lawyers
On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump revealed he'll nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), an accused intercourse offender identified for his agency ...
Can Trump ban trans athletes from school sports?
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have made clear — together with by means of said coverage positions and chosen ...
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