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Today — 10 June 2025Main stream

‘Ruinous Burdens’: Border Businesses Struggle Under Trump’s Cartel Crackdown

10 June 2025 at 00:01
Federal judges have lauded the government’s goal of rooting out money laundering schemes but questioned the effectiveness of a tactic that’s wreaking havoc on small money services operations.

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

In 2024, Valuta submitted just over 120 reports in order to comply, but in the period between April 14 and May 14 since the threshold was lowered by 98 percent, Ms. Light processed almost 1,500.
Before yesterdayMain stream

After His Trump Blowup, Musk May Be Out. But DOGE Is Just Getting Started.

With members embedded in multiple agencies, the team’s approach to transforming government is becoming “institutionalized,” as one official put it.

© Eric Lee/The New York Times

Elon Musk’s mission for the Department of Government Efficiency — deep cuts in spending, personnel and projects — appears to be taking root, with DOGE staff now in key jobs across the federal government.
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