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Kansas is one of several red states to launch their own interpretations of DOGE, all conceived in the belief that waste is ...

Trump's bum-rush first month in office has left businesses scrambling to win over the president, avoid his ire, or simply ...

President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have increased their efforts to slash federal spending.

In his Feb. 16 column (“ Fiscal reform starts now: Rep. Smucker makes the case for Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...

The entrepreneur is working with President Donald Trump to assert White House control over the sprawling federal workforce.

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO/ WGN) — Rep. John Cabello, R-Ill., has introduced legislation that would create an Illinois ...

President Donald Trump suggested imposing tariffs on auto imports, threatening to drive up the cost of cars further amid ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas Senate, outlining a number of hot-button, culture war issues that he said will bolster President Donald Trump ...

President Donald Trump’s choice to be the top U.S. military officer, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, endeared himself to the commander in chief through his military call sign, “Razin,” during a ...

The National Park Service will once again begin hiring seasonal workers following an uproar over an aggressive plan to ...