America’s founding fathers — having just won independence from a monarchy — designed the Constitution to prevent a dangerous consolidation of power. As James Madison wrote in the Federalist Papers, ...

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Vought on January 15, 2025. Russell Vought's Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 The Senate ...

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Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) told The Hill Tuesday that she plans to vote for Russell Vought, ...

DOE nominee Chris Wright secured bipartisan support. Russell Vought for the Office of Management and Budget and Pam Bondi for ...

America’s founding fathers — having just won independence from a monarchy — designed the Constitution to prevent a dangerous ...

Wright would also join Burgum on the National Energy Council. 1 p.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget Vought, OMB director during Trump's first term, goes before the Senate ...

Opponents of the freeze have secured two temporary restraining orders, yet some nonprofits and lawmakers say that funds are ...

The economic fallout began Saturday evening as Canada said it will retaliate with a 25% tariff on $30 billion (Canadian dollars) of U.S. goods, with another C$125 billion to follow in three weeks.

In the interview and again during the town hall, Merkley, the senior Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, targeted ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Georgetown Law professor Stephen Vladeck about the constitutional issues raised by the Trump administration's efforts to pause federal loans and grants last week.

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.