Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

Two major unions representing U.S. government employees filed a lawsuit on Wednesday aimed at slowing President Donald ...

The prospect of legal challenges to President Trump’s purges may be a feature, not a bug, for adherents of sweeping ...

The new Trump administration’s effort to both get a grip on and dismantle the federal workforce has also been a dystopian ...

Musk tried a similar scheme after his takeover of Twitter. What could go wrong with applying it to millions of federal ...

Trump has remained remarkably faithful to his dark, Day One promises, and has attempted to govern as an authoritarian. The ...

DHS Secretary Noem rode alongside federal agents targeting a high-profile Venezuelan gang member during immigration enforcement in the Bronx.

Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigration and takes executive action on federal aid and DEI initiatives.

Tuesday's order is the latest push by President Donald Trump to reverse policies set by the Biden administration to protect ...

The order directs that federally-run insurance programs, including TRICARE and Medicaid, exclude coverage for ...

As the Center for American Progress has noted, “the federal government has hired Black Americans at higher rates than the private sector going back a century or more.” ...