What Trump is doing to the US government is not a spoils system
We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...
Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor's race
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year's race ...
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Elon Musk’s unceasing attempts to access the data and information systems of the federal government range so widely, and are ...
The 3 biggest powers in the Texas Legislature: The governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker
Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.
Fannie Mae Underpins the Mortgage Market. Should the Government Sell It?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were bailed out by the government during the housing crisis nearly 17 years ago. The Trump ...
The latest on Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government
President Donald Trump made a flurry of moves this week aimed at a dramatic overhaul of the federal government. A judge has ...
Trump moves to shutter environmental offices across the government
The administration plans to close the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice office and remake the Justice ...
Indonesian minister turns off the lights in government quest to cut $19 billion
The lobby of Indonesia's Economic Affairs ministry was a bit darker this week when some lights were turned off as the ...
Politico publishes note ‘to set the record straight’ on government subscription outrage
Politico published a note to readers Thursday clarifying how its subscription model works as it faces a flurry of attacks ...
Rep. Ashley Hinson on Elon Musk's DOGE: 'This is exactly what the federal government needs'
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson cheered Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy and root out waste, even as some ...
I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.
These increasingly desperate pleas for civil servants—including us here at OPM—to quit are signed by the acting director of ...
Lawmakers have to pass only one thing during the legislative session — the budget
The budget is the only thing lawmakers have to pass every session. Each legislative session, the Legislature crafts a budget ...