The Beltway swamp hates it, but President Donald Trump is bound and determined to shrink the federal budget and its massive deficit, and to shrink the 2 million-plus federal workforce.

The Beltway swamp hates it, but the president is bound and determined to shrink the federal budget and its huge deficit.

Consumer sentiment fell in January for the first time in six months, according to U-M survey. What's next as Trump creates ...

Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon said she was “relieved” that the Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing ...

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

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

Federal judge blocks Trump’s attempt to freeze funding for Medicaid, Meals on Wheels, and other vital programs. • The Trump administration issued an OMB memo freezing federal grants and funding, ...

The immediate threat by the Trump administration of cutting off federal funding seems to have passed, but the incident is affecting Gov. JB Pritzker's thinking on what promises to be a tight state ...

Top lawmakers in Utah appeared relieved after the White House rescinded a memo to freeze federal funding Wednesday afternoon, ...

Russell Vought, Trump’s nominee for budget chief, has a plan: cut taxes for the wealthy, eliminate regulations on corporate ...

To contextualize a chaotic first 10 days for the federal government in President Donald Trump’s second term, some have ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news ...