Bill Clinton and Donald Trump have taken notably different approaches and paces when it comes to federal government cuts.

Most Americans disapprove of what Trump and Elon Musk are doing. And that's before most of us have felt the potential harm from their actions.

You’re meant to focus on the blizzard of pink slips while the president breaks his promises. From David Mastio: ...

Federal funding dries up at the end of the day on March 14. Lawmakers acknowledge that passing full appropriations bills are unlikely given the time crunch, and they are preparing a funding extension ...

Civilian federal jobs are being cut by the thousands, as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency continues to shrink the government workforce at the behest of President Donald Trump ...

Friends Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, talk politics: Until DOGE starts hurting communities, people don't care.

An proposal to screen claims for Medicare and Medicaid.

As of September 2024, the FAA had 14,000 air traffic controllers in its employ, having surpassed its yearly goal to bring ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Reuters’s sources were “wrong,” that Trump had signed ...

The acting administrator of the organization that is pushing for sweeping budget cuts across federal agencies is a ...

Readers discuss cuts to Medicaid and other government programs. Also: Climate data; Trump and Kafka; the long view.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, claims American taxpayers could receive a $5,000 refund from the federal government — ...