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 ...
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Are Democrats Already Surrendering on Government Spending?
The minority party’s only leverage is to refuse to keep the government open without assurances that DOGE will be reined in.
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.
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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 ...
Government Executive4d
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.