An enduring myth of Washington, DC is that Republicans want to slash government spending. In reality, they’re happy to trim here and there, but this is mostly a smoke screen to justify keeping taxes ...

U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that a government efficiency panel headed up by billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk will issue reports in its work to streamline the U.S. government.

President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have big ambitions for making the federal government leaner and more efficient by reviewing its budget and operations from top to bottom.