Elon Musk is using the same tactics to cut the government that he used to overhaul Twitter. But there are important ...

The federal work force is facing a sharp reduction after President Trump’s Office of Personnel Management ordered agencies to ...

Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

The consumer bureau has been in a state of crisis since last Friday, when President Trump appointed Russell Vought, the ...

President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal ...

The New York Times is tracking the actions and significant statements of President Trump and his administration during the ...

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no ...

The authorities could allow the country’s currency, the peso, to weaken against the dollar, effectively making its exports ...

A poll from The New York Times and Ipsos found that Americans believe abortion, L.G.B.T.Q. issues and climate change concern ...

The Democratic National Committee chose Mr. Martin, the leader of the Minnesota Democrats, to help oversee a demoralized ...

The front-runners heading into the secret-ballot vote are two state party chairmen whose politics are well within the Democratic mainstream: Ken Martin, 51, of Minnesota, who has a strong base of ...