Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen write for Axios about the simple math that doesn't add up in Washington. Spoiler alert, the Republicans' $5 trillion in tax cuts proposal will not lower the debt.
The US government spent more during President Donald Trump's first month in office than it did during the same period a year ago, in a sign his cost-slashing effort has yet to reduce the nation's heavy fiscal obligations, a Reuters analysis of federal data shows reut.rs/3EWYnQO[image or embed]
-- Reuters (@reuters.com) February 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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