Disparate fights in the early weeks of Trump 2.0 are linked together by the question of whether a president can take spending ...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate ...

The economic fallout began Saturday evening as Canada said it will retaliate with a 25% tariff on $30 billion (Canadian dollars) of U.S. goods, with another C$125 billion to follow in three weeks.

President Donald Trump‘s opponents celebrated when his administration rescinded a memorandum to freeze federal aid spending ...

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.

Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the ...

President Trump signed an executive order calling for a federal "funding freeze," and Matthew J. Vaeth, the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) subsequently issued ...

The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, ...