Despite their apparent powerlessness, Democrats can block appropriations measures with a Senate filibuster, as they could in ...
The entrepreneur is working with President Donald Trump to assert White House control over the sprawling federal workforce.
The president's executive orders threaten the funding of a wide-range of housing programs, research, and anti-discrimination ...
How much does illegal immigration cost the state of Connecticut? Finding a straight answer to that question is more ...
And, you know, the nice thing about President Trump is he knows that.” Vought is now in charge of the budget machine, eager to succeed in defeating what he calls an “amorphous oligarchy, ...
Since President Trump's executive order claiming new power over historically independent federal agencies this week, Fed ...
With unilateral freezes and cuts, President Trump is testing how far he can encroach on Congress’s power of the purse.
A federal judge on Thursday expressed doubt that the White House's Office of Management and Budget's attempt to freeze up to $3 trillion in federal funding was within the agency's constitutional ...
Faced with judges’ orders to block certain initiatives, the Trump administration has found ways to tell courts it still has ...
In practice, the order would require Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to approve any major actions by the ...
Trump’s power grab follows the “unitary executive” theory, which places vast executive authority in the presidency.
On January 27, 2025, the new Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Memorandum ordering a total freeze on “all ...