The theory of the unitary executive is being put into practice by Donald Trump, and the field experiment isn’t going well. The theory states that the president has the right to fire, at will, any ...

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have upended the federal workforce, firing top officials, grinding billion-dollar ...

Many Americans believe Elon Musk wields significant power in the White House — but few think he should, according to new polling. In the latest YouGov poll, 51% of respondents said the billionaire CEO ...

Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign promising to abolish entire federal agencies and departments, but it’s not quite ...

President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority.

Elon Musk is going for the kill again. His Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) just set its sights on the IRS and ...

Marco Rubio proudly announced the possibility of deporting anyone in detention or in prison—including Americans.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are applying Silicon Valley’s “move fast and break things” ethos to the US government.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who took over on Monday as President Donald Trump's new acting consumer finance ...

The secretary replaces Rohit Chopra, who had aggressively sought to expand the bureau’s authority over banks and other ...

President Donald Trump on Monday designated Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent with additional duties as acting director of the ...

Democrats Challenge Musk’s Efforts to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D. In front of the headquarters of the government’s largest ...