Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
US Commerce Secretary wants to remove government spending from GDP
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product ...
New York Magazine5h
How Elon Musk Could Spark a Government Shutdown
DOGE’s wild rampage is the major sticking point in talks over a deal and he could blow up any such agreement by riling up a ...
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Congress approaches the red zone for getting a ’25 spending package done
"The more immediate problem is this March 14 deadline to do something about federal funding for the current fiscal year," said Loren Duggan.
Marketplace5d
One consequence of government spending cuts? Lower GDP
Government spending makes up 6% of total gross domestic product. And besides, spending cuts come with economic ripple effects ...
The Government Needs Wealthy Consumer Spending To Keep GDP Growing
A new analysis shows that the top 10% of earners are behind almost half of all consumer spending, which is almost 70% of GDP.
New York Magazine4d
Are Democrats Already Surrendering on Government Spending?
In the meantime, presumably, Democrats can cut their little deals on spending, keep the federal government open, and hope for the best. If that’s the way the wind is blowing among congressional ...
New York Post on MSN12d
DOGE finds nearly $40 billion in spending linked to government-issued credit cards
The US government currently has ~4.6M active credit cards/accounts, which processed ~90M unique transactions for  ~$40B of ...
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Trump DOGE order directs agencies to build tech to track government spending
The executive order directs agencies to build centralized tech systems to “record every payment” issued under grants and ...
US construction spending unexpectedly declines in January
U.S. construction spending unexpectedly fell in January, pulled down by a decline in outlays on multi-family homebuilding.