Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
The layoffs are unlikely to yield significant deficit savings. The government spends about $270 billion annually compensating ...
House and Senate committees move forward on dueling budget plans
House and Senate Republicans are racing to keep pace on competing budget proposals to enact President Trump's top priorities, ...
Trump administration begins sweeping layoffs with probationary workers, warns of larger cuts to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation’s largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are Happening—As 200,000 Recent Hires Could Be Affected
It’s not immediately clear how many staff have been affected by widespread layoffs across the Trump administration, which are ...
Hegseth Set to Seek 8% Spending Shift at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to seek reductions to forecasted military spending over the next five years and shift ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to new poll
On both sides of the political aisle, very few U.S. adults think the country is spending too much on Social Security and ...
How DOGE Could Impact Pentagon Spending
The Pentagon is reportedly preparing lists of weapons programs it wants to cancel to coincide with Elon Musk's potential cuts ...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
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Americans think the government spends too much; here's what it actually spends
According to polls from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, U.S adults mostly think the government isn't spending enough on key issues and programs. But conversely – and the ...