This week, amid a government shutdown, President Donald Trump and his administration are trying to capitalize on the situation. "Trump has made clear he's looking to use this opportunity to make more permanent cuts to the federal work force and its many, many functions," writes Reason's Liz Wolfe.

A week before the shutdown, a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advised federal agencies to prepare for permanent reductions in workforce, rather than simply furloughing employees who are then reinstated—with back pay—when the shutdown inevitably ends.

The administration also seems keen to rescind federal funds awarded under President Joe Biden, like the billions of dollars in clean energy grants to states in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment

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