I would support you to be spokesperson for the Pentagon,” Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal acidly told Pete Hegseth during ...

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Donald Trump issued a number of orders reversing Joe Biden's policies, kickstarting his second-term agenda after the ...

The Trump administration has tapped Luke Pettit, a staffer for Republican Senator Bill Hagerty, for a senior role in the US Treasury Department.

In what appears to be yet another move to consolidate parts of the federal government, President Donald Trump has appointed ...

Diamond speaks with leading economist Larry Summers about what to expect for the U.S. economy in 2025, the problems facing ...

President Trump at an Oval Office press availability on Monday: "I think we have the finest people ever recruited for government. And you know what? You're starting to see that because we've done more ...

Obama’s efforts to spur recovery from the ... In January 2023, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the government hit its debt ceiling, the maximum amount of money that the ...

Elon Musk’s allies have gained access to a US Treasury payment system that distributes more than $6 trillion (£4.8 trillion) ...

The Conservative MP on the ‘damaging’ children’s Bill, her dream job and how the Tories are focusing on future solutions ...

Publicly released agreements show the vast wealth of President Trump’s cabinet picks and the uncharacteristically large list ...

Donald Trump has blamed diversity, equity, and inclusion as a reason the U.S. was “going to hell” as the president continues ...