The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as early as Friday.

Though Republicans control the White House, Senate and House of Representatives, tight margins may help tether acceptance of federal power grabs to reality.

An obscure court decision involving former President Joe Biden’s presidential board appointments was the key to seizing ...

The Trump administration is planning to hollow out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) by firing 95% of its staff while canceling the lease on its Washington, D.C., headquarters, according ...

The act of violence almost 150 years ago effectively gave birth to the civil service, that class of nonpartisan experts who ...

The first salvo was fired on February 8 by Donald Trump loyalist—and currently envoy for special missions and interim ...

President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates ...

The Trump administration's effort to cut the federal government is playing in the 2025 race for governor of Virginia, home to ...

Trump and Musk are eviscerating U.S.A.I.D., a pillar of soft power since it was established under the Kennedy administration.

The directors of supervision and enforcement at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stepped down, citing the stop work orders issued by Russell Vought, the agency's new acting director.

This paper identifies the legal problems with many of the most prominent actions: freezing funding, amending or repealing rules, and denying citizenship to children born in the United States.

What do Russell Vought, Doug Collins and Ric Grenell have in common? Trump gave them important jobs — and then gave them additional important jobs.