Polls show Americans actually want more spending on education, health care, Social Security, infrastructure and anti-poverty ...

A federal judge signaled he will issue a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from freezing federal ...

The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear ...

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for ...

On Tuesday night, January 28 — eight nights into Donald Trump's second presidency — around 2 million federal workers received ...

After President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo telling state agencies to freeze disbursements of federal funds on January 27, New York Attorney General Letitia ...

President Trump’s torrent of executive actions has spurred a flood of legal challenges seeking to thwart the president’s ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

Executive orders will have dramatic impact on federal agencies, contractors, and grantees, and sow uncertainty about voluntary DEI ...

Before the White House reversed course on President Donald Trump's executive order to pause widespread federal funding for grants, loans and other assistance programs, a coalition of nonprofit organi ...

The Trump administration is poised to oust Biden-era appointee Rohit Chopra as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is considering either the Treasury Department or the White House ...