Read about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's order to find $50 billion in the FY26 budget proposal that could be redirected.

An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic ...

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are ramping up baseless claims that tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security payments, laying the groundwork to cut out “waste” and “fraud” as they ...

After Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a budget anticipating $55.4 billion in state taxpayer funds, the process of coming to a ...

Serious problems should be met with serious solutions. We have serious problems, namely a fast-growing debt and a need to extend some tax cuts in an ...

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the Trump administration has launched a compliance ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has teed up a vote on a budget plan designed to give President Donald Trump an early policy ...

It’s chintzy rhetorical cover for an effort to slash legitimate spending and close or decimate useful federal agencies.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including retirements and budget ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has signaled warmth towards the police union ahead of contract negotiations. The requested raises ...

Palantir stock fell more than 5% Thursday, adding to its 10% drop the prior day, following a report the Trump administration ...

The Senate is gearing up for an overnight marathon voting session as Republicans look to clear a key hurdle, known as a “vote ...