Congressional town halls are turning ugly over Elon Musk’s federal cost-cutting effort, and lawmakers are paying the price.
Lawmakers are hearing rising frustration and confusion over the downsizing initiative President Donald Trump says is needed to shrink a bloated bureaucracy and eliminate waste and fraud.
Republicans — caught off-guard by the intensity of the protests — say they’re being orchestrated by liberal groups, and are cutting back on the forums or moving them online. But Democrats see the meetings as evidence of a growing backlash to Trump’s policies — one they can harness to mount a more effective opposition on ...