We explore what federal government spends its money on. By German Lopez and Ashley Wu Discussions about federal spending are difficult ... as a share of G.D.P. A chart shows federal debt as ...

Trump said that the so-called department "will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government, and will partner with the White House and Office of Management & Budget." In light of the ...

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said this week that they plan to target billions of dollars in “unauthorized” federal spending ...

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are picking apart federal spending, trying to find areas of waste. Here’s a look at where all the money goes. The charts below are based on ...

The federal government spent $1.9 trillion on healthcare programs and services in 2024–the single largest category of federal spending. As President Donald Trump's budget proposal makes its way ...

economics and other topics involving charts. A former editorial director of the Harvard Business Review, he is author of “The Myth of the Rational Market.” The $1.8 trillion federal budget ...

Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are picking apart federal spending, trying to find areas of waste. Here’s a look at where all the money goes. The charts below are based on ...