Billionaire Elon Musk is expected to fall far short of even his most modest goal of shaving $150 billion from the federal deficit, having publicly opined last year that he could identify $2 trillion, roughly the size of the federal deficit.

The Republican Party is trying to figure out what it stands for in terms of economic policy during the second Trump administration.

After flirting with raising the tax rate for the wealthiest earners, President Donald Trump is backing off that call — sort of.

Why not tax the millionaires.

The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their way through the federal bureaucracy.

Conservatives have long talked about cutting government, but Republicans in Congress have shied away from approving deep reductions because of fear of how voters would react.

Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce and reduce or end disfavored programs.

Congress is proving little match for the Department of Government Efficiency as wary lawmakers watch it march through the bureaucracy.

Dozens of interest groups have met with White House staffers to try to influence a long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is barely halfway through his first term, but he's already leaning into a fight against his own party’s leadership.

Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts.

Honduras' push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at spurring investment are raising concerns among members of neighboring communities and experts.

(CNN) - Conservative activists are calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to support funding to upgrade voting machines across the country that critics argue are out of date and insecure. "We benefit from more secure elections. Election security advocates have long argued that the issue shouldn't be partisan. Democrats largely place the blame on McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who has refused to pick up various election security bills that have passed the Democrat-led House. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, has said he will introduce an amendment to boost election security funding at a markup of several bills in the Appropriations Committee on Thursday.