Kai Ryssdal speaks with an expert in constitutional and administrative law about how the Trump administration is running the economy.

Wendy Edelberg of Brookings says “political malpractice” might be a bigger risk to economic stability than the government’s massive borrowing.

The Department of Government Efficiency, aka DOGE, is a task force Trump has appointed, headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. It has some lofty resolutions for its stated goal of cutting wasteful government spending.