At the Small Business Administration, deep staffing cuts and stricter loan terms are making it harder for entrepreneurs to get access to capital, contracts and technical assistance.
The findings appeared to inch the government closer to a constitutional showdown, as President Trump increasingly looks to claim expansive powers over the nation's purse strings.
Despite steep tariffs, the Chinese carmaker leapfrogged Tesla in April, in what an analyst called a "watershed moment" for the continent's auto market.