Donald Trump has selected Russ Vought as his budget director, and it's not at all clear the two see eye to eye on government spending. | Francis Chung/POLITICO ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Bangor-based nonprofits took to the streets Friday in protest of President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders and actions ...

President Donald Trump (R) was inaugurated for his second term as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. He serves with Vice President J.D. Vance (R), a former senator from Ohio.

ET on Jan. 31 | "The alleged rescission of the OMB Directive was in name-only and may have been issued simply to defeat the ...

Rather than take part — and knowing they’d be in the minority even if they all did show up and vote no — Democrats decided not to show up at all.

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...

A CNN analysis of Trump’s first week in office found that two-thirds of his early executive orders and actions appear closely ...

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

Democrats opposed a now-rescinded funding freeze by Trump and refused to show up for OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing.

President Trump signed an executive order calling for a federal "funding freeze," and Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) subsequently issued ...