The Constitution gives Congress what’s called “the power of the purse,” or the ability to spend taxpayer money — not the ...

Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process of creating a sovereign wealth fund, a move he said may be used ...

The orders signed at the White House included a directive to end birthright citizenship, a move sure to spark a ...

Professor Deborah Pearlstein joins Morning Joe to discuss her column for the NYT outlining some of Trump’s actions ...

Establish the Department of Government Efficiency under the Executive Office of the President until July 4, 2026. This is the ...

The order is a reminder that Americans live in two different worlds regarding the government’s use of the ultimate punishment ...

A sweeping White House order to freeze federal grants and allocations reflects a theory of presidential power that Donald ...

Trade tiffs, bureaucracy battles and Musk’s mandate: Trump’s third week kicks off: From the Politics Desk ...

Pennsylvania has some 66,000 federal workers. Many work in Veterans Affairs, Defense, and the Treasury. For tens of thousands ...

Trump, who said he would not be a dictator “except for Day 1” of his presidency, signed a record number of executive orders on Monday.

The Trump administration is also trying to freeze or claw back about $3 billion in grants created in the name of ...

Will Oremus, tech news analysis writer for The Washington Post, says conservative lawmakers have always viewed moderating or fact-checking online content as censorship — even though the Supreme Court ...