Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are about to learn an ages-old lesson in Republican politicking — it’s a lot easier to talk about cutting federal spending than do it.
The leaders of the effort known as the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE meet with House and Senate Republicans today for a follow-up to Musk’s campaign trail promise to cut $2 trillion from the federal government’s $6.75 trillion annual budget.
Lawmakers don’t want to give up power over federal spending and warn serious budget cuts would have to involve major entitlement programs.
“They’re just gonna go out and find the ...