President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for filling federal government jobs. Donald Trump and Republican loyalists appear to ...

Donald Trump ’s FBI director pick Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Ambassador to the United Nations hopeful Elise Stefanik are among a string of confirmation ...

What Trump's order says, how local law enforcement is involved, ICE's efforts so far and what to do if you encounter ICE.

The administration rescinded its order for a spending review due to blowback. Republicans had not joined the chorus of critics, even though red states are heavily dependent on federal grants.

Presidents fully control FEMA aid. The operative word in federal disaster law is “may,” as in: “The President may make ...

After fours years of criticizing budget deficits under Joe Biden, Republicans now have a math problem of their own.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that federal employees who don't show up to work in their offices next month will be ...

The White House is exploiting, and sometimes outright ignoring, the arcane laws, rules and regulations that have long ...

US exits Paris Agreement after submitting Nationally Determined Contributions. In mid-December, the Biden Administration announced it submitted the ...

President Donald Trump said he’s signing an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security ...

Federal employees being required to work in-office will soon become the latest flashpoint in the incoming administration.