The second-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
The figures from Elon Musk's team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations.
The decision to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. reflects the president's insistence that the military's leadership is too mired in diversity issues and has lost sight of its combat role.