economy

Congress could stop him anytime they wanted to. But that would require Republicans to have an ounce of courage.

What Trump is doing is simple: By cutting the number of federal workers and selling off hundreds of federal buildings, he's creating a glut of office space that ensures he, his friends, and his family can pick up these buildings for pennies on the dollar.

DOGE is going to pretend to save money, Republicans are going to help turn billionaires into trillionaires, and everything you now expect from the government is going to turn into a service that costs you more and gives you less.

If you're looking for real government efficiency, look no further than the 10-person team at the IRS that discovered $5 billion owed to the nation by wealthy tax cheats. That team is gone.

While most Americans have been watching their retirement savings shrink, wealthy players have been profiting from the disastrous market under Trump.

The current Biden-appointed commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hasn't been fired yet, but the inevitable bad jobs reports in coming months could put her in the unemployment line.