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

Robert F. Kennedy’s first confirmation hearing Wednesday to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services ...

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

President Donald Trump’s directives to shrink the federal workforce by next week seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to ...

Executive orders will have dramatic impact on federal agencies, contractors, and grantees, and sow uncertainty about voluntary DEI ...

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to ...

GOP lawmakers were caught off guard by the president’s remarks Thursday about the deadly collision …{beacon} Evening Report ...

After President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo telling state agencies to freeze disbursements of federal funds on January 27, New York Attorney General Letitia ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

California legislators on Thursday delayed a vote on a pair of bills that would provide up to $50 million combined for the ...

Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximise his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the ...

The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...