The Department of Government Efficiency is one of the most ambitious efforts to reform US government. It could define President Trump's second term.

A Trump backlash could help Democrats retake the House in 2026, but the Senate landscape is too pro-Republican.

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While Democrats have been speaking out against President Donald Trump's federal cuts, Republicans are just beginning to stir.

The Massachusetts senator decries Donald Trump’s vandalism of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Musk’s "Mount Everest of conflicts." ...

Forecasts of freezing rain in the Washington, D.C., area prompted officials to push back the hearing until next Wednesday ...

House and Senate Republicans are arguing over budget strategy, while the Trump administration makes clear it is ready to ...

Billionaire Elon Musk targeted members of Congress who enjoy rising wealth amounts while in office, which comes as retail traders place larger emphasis on politicians’ stock and options trading ...

House Republicans released their long-awaited budget resolution Wednesday, a major step in starting to craft legislation to implement President Trump’s agenda — which will allow up to ...

Wednesday’s 52-48 vote fell along mostly party lines, with Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky the only Republican to join ...

A GOP-controlled Congress and Trump administration is paving the way for expanded fossil fuel and energy production. It also ...