Gregory Korte

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NEW: The White House forcefully rejected a congressional watchdog’s opinion that found the Trump administration illegally delayed funding for electric vehicle infrastructure, setting the stage for a broader constitutional clash over federal spending powers bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Elon Musk said he will continue to advise President Donald Trump even after stepping away from the Department of Government Efficiency effort he has spearheaded. w/ @danahull bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Federal employees have taken more than 7 million flight segments on government business this fiscal year. Here are the most common routes, according to General Services Administration data. (Corrected chart.) Via the Washington Edition newsletter: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

R.I.P. the Cobra. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates say Hall of Famer Dave Parker has died at 74.

NEW: At a Manhattan power lunch this week, nervous Wall Street donors pressed Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin about whether Zohran Mamdani means that the party is embracing democratic socialism. w/@_ToddGillespie @sridinats bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The Trump administration is asking consulting firms to justify their federal contracts as part of far-reaching efforts to reduce waste in federal spending, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. w/ @Keith_Laing bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Donald Trump won back the White House in 2024 with the help of a racially diverse group of inconsistent voters — not necessarily by changing their minds, but by just getting them to show up. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Andrew Cuomo’s loss is Eric Adams’ gain. My latest on the New York City mayor's race with @nahmias and @nncattan. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

President Donald Trump’s budget director is preparing to escalate the administration’s fight over federal spending with a little-tested tactic to claw back money in the last days of the fiscal year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Zohran Mamdani is poised to become the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City after the 33-year-old democratic socialist forced Andrew Cuomo to concede within hours after polls closed. w/@nahmias @nncattan bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BREAKING: Early results showed Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani with an eight-point lead over former Governor Andrew Cuomo, with more than two thirds of voting machines reporting. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Social Security trust fund will become unable to pay scheduled benefits to retirees and the disabled as soon as 2034, new projections show — one year earlier than last year’s estimates w/ @gregorykorte bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The CFTC was on board with reducing its real estate footprint, saving taxpayers millions of dollars. But now it's found itself stymied by construction delays and conflicting mandates from the White House. w/ @ElleBeyoud and @natalexisw bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Federal employees ordered back to their offices under Donald Trump are now temporarily welcome to work from home to make way for parade preparations as the US Army marks its 250th birthday in Washington on Saturday. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: President Trump asked lawmakers to cut more than $9 billion in funding for the Public Broadcasting Service, National Public Radio and foreign aid from this year’s budget, an attempt to write into law some of the so-called "DOGE cuts." w/@elwasson bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The federal personnel agency has launched an online system for processing retirement applications, ending a paper-based method that had remained largely unchanged for decades. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: In a test of a 90-year-old court decision, Trump is attempting to rein in US agencies that oversee everything from securities to cigarette lighters. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

NEW: President Trump will hold a news conference at the White House alongside Elon Musk on Friday to mark the departure of the world’s richest man from his official role leading an effort to slash the size and scope of the US government. w/ @dwallbank bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: The Trump administration is adding four essay questions to applications for civil service jobs, asking applicants about their favorite executive orders and their commitment to government efficiency. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Steve Davis, who served as Elon Musk’s de facto second-in-command at the Department of Government Efficiency, is following the billionaire adviser out of President Donald Trump’s signature cost-cutting effort. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…