The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration's efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs.

One federal employee who spoke with NBC News said that the government workforce feels like they're being attacked regularly ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the ...

Without a leader or a cause to rally around, Democratic attacks on Donald Trump aren't landing. Republicans, on the contrary, appear unified and strong.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from freezing federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance at the urging of Democratic state ...

"The government should not be permitted to rely on the chaos it has created by flouting this Court’s stay, and declaring that ...

The good old days … This week, the Trump administration turned off federal spending for a couple of days, several of the most ludicrous Cabinet nominees in history had their confirmation hearings, ...

Donald Trump has selected Russ Vought as his budget director, and it's not at all clear the two see eye to eye on government spending. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ...