US Budget Deficit Hits Record $840 Billion Over Past Four Months
The US federal budget gap widened to a record $840 billion for the first third of the fiscal year, propelled by spending ...
US judge clears the way for tens of thousands of federal workers to take Trump buyout
The buyout is one of many approaches Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ...
President Trump Unleashed Elon Musk to Cut $2 Trillion From the Federal Budget. Could Social Security and Medicare Cuts Be on the Way?
The latest cover of Time magazine shows Elon Musk sitting at the historic Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with the U.S. flag ...
US Senate Republicans unveil budget plan for Trump agenda
U.S. Senate Republicans released a budget plan on Friday that would boost funding for President Donald Trump's border ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...
DOGE gets mixed reviews from conservatives who have long wanted major budget cuts
Some argue that DOGE has stoked conservative outrage about specific agencies without going after much bigger pieces of the ...
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.
Trump is pushing boundaries to cut federal spending. So did Nixon.
The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...
Federal funding freeze: Kittery concerned about Fort Foster, more key projects
Kittery has yet to be reimbursed for over $575,000 amid federal funding freeze. Town leaders concerned about more projects, ...