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Job growth is slowing. If the trend gets worse, it could spell trouble for incoming president Donald Trump.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks are facing hurdle after hurdle on the road to confirmation but not those on his economic team (at least so far).

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy received a rapturous welcome to Capitol Hill Thursday as questions piled up about exactly what the goals are for their extra-governmental 'Department of Government Efficiency.'