Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Employees from Michigan to Florida were left reeling from being told that their services were no longer needed.
DOGE is moving fast. Congress is scrambling to keep up
Republicans created the DOGE Caucus to work in tandem with Elon Musk, who Democrats accuse of usurping Congress’s power of ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal ...
Elon Musk's DOGE agency is at the centre of controversy in the US. So what is it?
There has been an escalation in the legal battles over billionaire Elon Musk's new US government efficiency agency. Here's what we know about DOGE.
Bracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
House GOP panel passes budget blueprint with $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and steep spending reductions
The Republican-led Budget Committee approved a sweeping proposal to unlock Trump's agenda, sending it to the full House.
These charts show you how big the federal budget is
The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.