Musk and DOGE’s legacy up for a vote

Voters and politicians love budget cuts in the abstract, but they’re more squeamish in reality.

That old maxim faces a test today when the House votes on codifying $9.4 billion of cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE team, Republicans’ first attempt to put a congressional stamp on the Trump administration’s effort to remake the federal government.

The rescissions bill (H.R. 4) — which would cancel already approved funding — focuses on cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting, and seems certain to be passed by the House in yet another sign of the president’s dominance.

But the plan also highlights unease among ...