The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

Fourteen states sued President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Thursday, ...

Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...

Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...

The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.

It took more than eight years for former Clinton administration adviser Elaine Kamarck to cut approximately 426,000 jobs, ...

The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ...

Layoffs cascaded through the federal government on Thursday after its human resources division advised agencies to terminate ...

Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.

A Social Security building. The federal budget of the United States government is a mixture of mandatory spending categories and discretionary spending across departments, programs, and branches.

While Musk has spoken to the summit in the past, his appearance Thursday comes as he has consolidated control over large ...

Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing competing budget plans to advance President Donald Trump's agenda, with the ...