Once back in office, Trump wasted no time testing that vision. He issued multiple Day One executive orders freezing funds to ...

This is an attempt at a one-man government shutdown, brought to us by President Trump,” the senator said at the news conference.

Public-policy expert Don Kettl discusses Trump and Musk’s blitzkrieg attack on the federal workforce, and where it goes next.

Vought is a controversial figure who led Project 2025 work that critics say seeks to reshape government into an evangelical ...

In the interview and again during the town hall, Merkley, the senior Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, targeted ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the constitutional issues raised by the Trump administration's efforts to pause federal loans and grants last week.

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

The Tesla leader is a big-picture thinker, while Russell Vought, the Office of Management and Budget pick, is an in-the-weeds ...

Rachel Maddow points out how Senate Democrats are using their power in the minority to boycott Trump's OMB pick Russell ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...

While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader suite of programs.