The Framers understood that part of human nature is to amass, entrench and ultimately abuse power, so there must be ...

The first two weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic proposals and unprecedented changes to the government. Our new series, On Democracy, is taking a step back to look at big ...

Trump is moving at breakneck speed to disrupt and reshape the federal government, challenging oversight powers reserved for ...

Relatives of three detained U.S. citizens said they had gotten very little information from the American government and had ... to manage the executive branch.” Unions at several agencies ...

Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign promising to abolish entire federal agencies and departments, but it’s not quite ...

From buyout offers to federal workers to ending diversity programs, a look at what Trump has done to remake the US government ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

By Ethan Singer More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found, as federal agencies ...

is leaving unexpectedly after Trump-affiliated officials expressed interest in stopping certain payments made by the federal government, according to three people familiar with the situation.

Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at shrinking the department as he looks to fulfill his campaign promise to shut ...

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

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub ...