ECONOMIC POLICY

President-elect Donald Trump’s economic team is led by conventional experts, who may moderate his trade policy.

“Delete CFPB,” Elon Musk, the billionaire tech executive running the “Department of Government Efficiency,” said in an early-morning post on X.

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for the bitcoin idea, which some economists see as inflationary and costly, depending on its implementation.

The president-elect vowed dramatic tariff hikes on Monday night but has tapped traditional conservatives for his most important economic positions.

Allies of the president-elect discuss pulling funding from Chicago; mayor says the city is “not intimidated” by threats.

If enacted, they would violate the 2020 deal that the United States inked with Canada and Mexico during Donald Trump’s first term.

The Tesla executive and the former presidential candidate are meeting with staff and interviewing experts as they plan for massive federal cuts.

The president-elect has signaled he will be destructive, but he seems motivated by retribution rather than saving money.

Rollins has recently run the America First Policy Institute, which has largely stayed out of the spotlight but has made numerous proposals for the second term.

President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are weighing vast changes to the CFPB that could limit its powers and funding.

The president-elect selected the author of a chapter of Project 2025 for a senior administration posting.

Scott Bessent, who prevailed after an intense lobbying effort by his allies, emerged over the past year as a trusted Trump adviser.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could soon closely monitor payment systems run by Google, Apple and Venmo.

The leaders of President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” outlined their efforts in a new Wall Street Journal editorial.

The chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald would be the Trump administration’s top economic policy official if confirmed.

The leaders of the “DOGE” commission are eyeing an idea pushed by President Joe Biden.

Biden asked Congress for $100 billion to respond to natural disasters and other emergencies, likely the president’s final domestic spending request as he prepares to leave office

As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.