Gregory Korte
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NEW: President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
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Trump’s ‘Department of War’ Name Change Could Cost $125 Million
President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost anywhere from a few million dollars to more than $125 million, depending on how aggressively the Pentagon tries to carry...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost as much as $125 million, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
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More Americans are declaring their independence.
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
More Americans are declaring their independence.
Jerome Powell has public opinion on his side so far.
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From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Jerome Powell has public opinion on his side so far.
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From tonight's Washington Edition newsletter from @bloomberg.com.
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The demographic cliff is coming sooner than we thought.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The demographic cliff is coming sooner than we thought.
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New federal workforce data just dropped, giving the most detailed account yet of the impact of the efforts by President Trump and Elon Musk to shrink the size of the federal government.
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My latest for Bloomberg:
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Trump Cuts Shrink Federal Workforce Across Nearly All Agencies
President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce in 2025 hit every major agency last year — with cabinet departments including Education, Housing and Treasury taking the brunt of the downsizing,...
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January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
New federal workforce data just dropped, giving the most detailed account yet of the impact of the efforts by President Trump and Elon Musk to shrink the size of the federal government.
My latest for Bloomberg:
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My latest for Bloomberg:
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NEW: President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and alleged narco-terrorists.
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Trump to Name Peru as a Major Non-NATO Ally Amid Anti-Drug Push
President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and al...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump intends to designate Peru as a major non-NATO ally, another sign of his outreach to Latin American partners as the administration escalates its campaign against Venezuela and alleged narco-terrorists.
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Here's the most detailed accounting to date of federal workforce departures in 2025:
144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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Federal Workforce’s Toll After a Year of DOGE and Trump: 317,000
The number of federal employees who left their jobs in 2025 will total about 317,000, according to the Office of Personnel Management, after efforts by Elon Musk and the Trump administration to reshap...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Here's the most detailed accounting to date of federal workforce departures in 2025:
144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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144,000 took the DOGE "fork in the road"
129,000 left through attrition
21,000 early retirement/buyout
17,000 RIF
7,000 probationary
~ 317,000 total
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NEW: Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this year fractured their once-cozy relationship. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk Returns to White House as Tensions Thaw With Trump
Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this yea...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
NEW: Elon Musk returned to the White House Tuesday in a sign that tensions between President Donald Trump and the world’s richest man have thawed since a fierce split over deficit spending earlier this year fractured their once-cozy relationship. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NEW: The White House is ordering furloughed federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froze billions in salaries and payments.
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White House Orders Furloughed Workers to Return to Work Thursday
The White House is ordering federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froz...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
NEW: The White House is ordering furloughed federal employees back to work Thursday, as the government reopens following a historic shutdown that furloughed about 600,000 federal employees, shuttered offices and froze billions in salaries and payments.
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The last time that 2.3 million US government employees all got paychecks for their work the White House still had an East Wing, the US Mint was still making pennies and Taylor Swift was in a completely different era.
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US Government Looks for the ‘On’ Switch After Six-Week Shutdown
The backlog of work could take federal employees weeks to resolve.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The last time that 2.3 million US government employees all got paychecks for their work the White House still had an East Wing, the US Mint was still making pennies and Taylor Swift was in a completely different era.
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It could take a while for for government operations to return to normal even after the shutdown ends.
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Shutdown's End Will Kick Off Long Process of Rebooting US Government
The longest government shutdown in US history is coming to an end, but restarting the federal bureaucracy could take days — and in some cases a week or more — before normal operations resume.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It could take a while for for government operations to return to normal even after the shutdown ends.
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INGRAHAM: "Is this a voter perception issue of the economy or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans on Capitol Hill or done in terms of policy?"
TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
INGRAHAM: "Is this a voter perception issue of the economy or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans on Capitol Hill or done in terms of policy?"
TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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TRUMP: "More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats."
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Trump’s Pardon of Giuliani: How Presidential Clemency Powers Work
The US president’s power to pardon is both one of the most absolute and misunderstood provisions of the Constitution. Rooted in the “prerogative of mercy” of English kings dating back to the seventh c...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The economy helped get Donald Trump elected to a second term. Now it's his Achilles’ heel.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The economy helped get Donald Trump elected to a second term. Now it's his Achilles’ heel.
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In this year’s elections, Democrats across the political spectrum built their campaigns around a single word: affordability. It paid off.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In this year’s elections, Democrats across the political spectrum built their campaigns around a single word: affordability. It paid off.
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The lowest confidence in government economic policy in the history of the University of Michigan survey, in today's Washington Edition newsletter:
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November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The lowest confidence in government economic policy in the history of the University of Michigan survey, in today's Washington Edition newsletter:
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NEW: A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critical operations. w/ @natdroz.bsky.social
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CIA Deputy Warns Lengthy Shutdown Poses National Security Risks
A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critic...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
NEW: A top CIA official warned that an extended government shutdown could pose serious national security risks to the US, and that the foreign intelligence agency was already struggling to fund some critical operations. w/ @natdroz.bsky.social
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Call it "perpetual redistricting." California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before every election.
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California Vote Signals New Era of Perpetual Redistricting
California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before eve...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Call it "perpetual redistricting." California’s vote on Tuesday to redraw its congressional maps marks an escalation of a protracted redistricting arms race, in which voters can expect an explosion of partisan gerrymandering before every election.
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The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spending priorities.
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Longest Shutdown Tests Air Travel, Federal Workers and Patience
The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spe...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The US government has reached a major milestone of dysfunction as Congress has allowed a federal shutdown to drag into its 36th day — the longest in history — amid a stalemate over health-care and spending priorities.
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Voters in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California will soon offer the strongest and earliest clues about America’s political landscape heading into next year’s consequential midterm elections.
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High Turnout Marks First Major Elections of Trump’s Second Term
Voters in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California will soon offer the strongest and earliest clues about America’s political landscape heading into next year’s consequential midterm elections.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Voters in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and California will soon offer the strongest and earliest clues about America’s political landscape heading into next year’s consequential midterm elections.
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Nearly 42 million Americans are hours away from missing food aid as SNAP runs out of money. USDA data show most recipients spend nearly all their benefits early in the month — meaning the shutdown could leave grocery budgets empty fast.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Nearly 42 million Americans are hours away from missing food aid as SNAP runs out of money. USDA data show most recipients spend nearly all their benefits early in the month — meaning the shutdown could leave grocery budgets empty fast.
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Chart of the day: More consumers than ever say the US government is doing a poor job managing economic policy.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Chart of the day: More consumers than ever say the US government is doing a poor job managing economic policy.
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NEW: The Pentagon said it received an anonymous $130 million donation to pay the military during the US government shutdown, a move the administration might not legally be able to carry out.
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Pentagon Received $130 Million Anonymous Donation to Pay Troops
The Pentagon said it received an anonymous $130 million donation to pay the military during the US government shutdown, a move the administration might not legally be able to carry out.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
NEW: The Pentagon said it received an anonymous $130 million donation to pay the military during the US government shutdown, a move the administration might not legally be able to carry out.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers will pause $11 billion in infrastructure projects in 12 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024 as the White House continues to exert leverage in talks to end a government shutdown now in its 17th day. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Army Corps Halts $11 Billion in Democratic States Amid Shutdown
The US Army Corps of Engineers will pause $11 billion in infrastructure projects in 12 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024 as the White House continues to exert leverage in talks to e...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The US Army Corps of Engineers will pause $11 billion in infrastructure projects in 12 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024 as the White House continues to exert leverage in talks to end a government shutdown now in its 17th day. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...