Republicans have backed Russell Vought’s nomination and claim he’s prepared for the role since he led the office during Trump ...

U.S. aid workers around the world scrambled Wednesday to pack up households or pull children from school after the Trump ...

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China countered President Donald Trump’sacross-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports. It ...

Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular ...

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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 29 The Washington Post on Trump's OMB pick The White House memo announcing a federal spending freeze, rescinded Wednesday ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the constitutional issues raised by the Trump administration's efforts to pause federal loans and grants last week.

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

The Tesla leader is a big-picture visionary, while the OMB pick is an in-the-weeds technocrat.