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Elon Musk and the rest of the DOGE gang have been inside the guts of the federal government attempting to shut down agencies and gain access to the Treasury Department’s main payment system. We’ll discuss the constitutionality of it all and why some members of Congress may be reluctant to say it like it is. Plus, the toy business is paying attention to prices as Trump threatens trade war. And, AI is making a splash at the 2025 Super Bowl.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
- Watch: “Rep. Khanna: If Elon Musk finds fraud or wasteful spending, come to Congress and force a vote on it” by CNBC Television
- “Musk DOGE agents access sensitive personnel data, alarming officials” by The Washington Post
- “U.S. nonprofits still reeling from federal funding freeze” from Marketplace
- 2024 Q4 Earnings Call from Alphabet Investor Relations
- “Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports” from AP News
- Watch: Act Like You Know :60 | GoDaddy Super Bowl Commercial 2025 on YouTube
- “Super Bowl to feature AI product ads from Big Tech” from Marketplace
Join us tomorrow for “Economics on Tap.” The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern.