Teenager Edward Coristine, a member of the DOGE team, is now a senior advisoer in several federal departments thanks to Elon ...

With the tax deadline fast approaching, the future of the IRS Direct File program—a free tax filing service—remains uncertain as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reassess ...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government ...

Several lawmakers are pushing back on the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to pause income-based student loan repayment ...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) is releasing new information on an investigation into a financier’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein’s operations, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee ...

Current and former employees don’t know who will take on pending audits amid these staff cuts. But some say one demographic ...

Oregon’s Lori Chavez-DeRemer was confirmed by the Senate as U.S. labor secretary on Monday. Her cabinet appointment ...

As the Social Security Administration cuts staff, that could impact the agency’s ability to pay millions of benefit checks ...

Senate Democrats are mulling over whether to support the House GOP-backed government funding bill or own the consequences for ...

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