It’s one of the more obviously flawed ideas embraced by both President Donald Trump and his right-hand man Elon Musk: That government should be run like a business.

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

All of this is what Trump ran on, and he intends to keep his promises. The most important thing that gives me comfort, and stands in sharp contrast to what we've had the past four years, is that there ...