The nominee’s combative disdain for Congress’s power of the purse makes him unqualified.

The drama over federal-grant spending this week isn’t mere disorganization; it’s part of a broader effort to remake the ...

The OMB memo is the boldest, and clearest example of how the administration is employing Project 2025’s strategies.

The OMB memo had directed federal agencies to pause grants and loans pending a review of compliance with the agenda of ...

President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation.

Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is back on Capitol Hill on Thursday facing a second Senate panel in as many days as he vies for ...

On Capitol Hill, Trump faced bipartisan complaints as constituents and affected groups flooded lawmakers’ offices with phone ...

An internal OMB document shows that it is official administration policy to block funding to provoke a constitutional ...

Robert F Kennedy Jr has returned to Capitol Hill as a raft of Donald Trump’s controversial picks prepare to face Senate confirmation hearings. The 71-year-old will face the Senate Health, Education, ...

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 ...

The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the ...