Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill ...

The wave of federal government layoffs in 2025 impacts tens of thousands of public sector workers. The cuts, part of President Donald Trump 's broader effort to reduce government spending, have ...

The Trump administration has canceled more than 80 percent of all the programs at U.S. Agency for International Development ...

Elon Musk and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to project unity Monday, following a private clash at a recent Cabinet ...

Conservatives have long talked about cutting government, but Republicans in Congress have shied away from approving deep reductions because of fear of how voters would react.

Former President Donald Trump is pursuing his policy priorities on trade, the war in Ukraine and shrinking the federal government, while a government spending fight looms for congressional Republicans ...