Trump administration lays off probationary government workers, warns of more cuts
The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce.
An Unchecked Trump Rapidly Remakes U.S. Government and Foreign Policy
The president’s swift moves underscore the confidence of an administration with a much firmer grip on the levers of ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Elon Musk calls for the U.S. to ‘delete entire agencies’ from the federal government
Elon Musk wants to 'delete entire agencies.' With Trump's blessing, the billionaire consolidated control over large swaths of ...
The United States is suddenly in big trouble
Donald Trump’s second term in office is already generating controversy on topics as diverse as birthright citizenship and ...
5 ways Elon Musk is working to dismantle the federal government
President Trump has empowered Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, to gut the federal bureaucracy. Here's 5 ways he's ...
Will the Federal Government Gut The Department of Education?
Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the United States Department of Education, told a panel of senators that the agency could not be eliminated without congressional action.
Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk’s Government Initiative
Joe Gebbia, the Airbnb co-founder, is a board member at Tesla who lives in Austin, where Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, ...
Trump administration gives warning about ‘gender ideology’ on some government health websites
Some of the public health websites that the US government was ordered to restore involving gender and gender identity now carry a warning denying the existence of transgender people.
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
The perpetual challenge for lawmakers is that although U.S. adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key ...