An agency-by-agency look at how President Donald Trump and his advisors plan to dramatically shrink the federal government.

The White House is scrutinizing layoff plans by federal agencies in an effort to limit further court challenges after the ...

With the change, the Trump administration has also backed away from a signature effort to stay ahead of China in the A.I.

The White House on Tuesday had applauded the Supreme Court ruling but stopped short of saying agencies could immediately ...

President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a lower court order that blocked sweeping layoffs of federal workers at nearly two dozen ...

Politics of disaster Using natural disasters as a political cudgel has long been a hallmark of President Donald Trump’s political career. Now, Democrats are using those tactics against him, Scott ...

Mass layoffs: The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that layoffs would begin “soon,” as part of a ...

The decision reinstates President Donald Trump's February executive order instructing federal agencies to plan reductions in ...

The administration argues that the president does not need additional authorization from Congress to conduct agency-wide ...

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

In one sense, the Supreme Court’s intervention may not be immediately earthshaking, because the lower courts seem to still ...