As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

Washington is growing increasingly worried about the potential for a government shutdown — and what devastation it could ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has targeted federal agencies like USAID, CFPB, and NOAA to reduce government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans released a budget plan Wednesday that sets the stage for advancing many of President ...

Two Democratic senators from New Jersey, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, said Democrats should not vote for a spending package that ...

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

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week indicated Democrats would consider using the threat of government shutdown to ...

The odds of a government shutdown are surging as President Trump battles Democrats over efforts to freeze funding and ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a letter to colleagues Monday warned of the possibility of a “Trump shutdown ...

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The order tasks agencies to work in conjunction with Elon Musk’s DOGE to dramatically scale back government capacity.

The statement comes after reports that federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, were preparing to or ...