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By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]

By Emily Davies, Jeff Stein · The Washington Post Federal officials are preparing for agencies to cut between 8 and 50 percent of their employees in the first phase of a Trump administration push to shrink the federal government, according to an internal White House document obtained by The Washington Post that contains closely held draft plans for reshaping […]

By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to […]

By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The White House has pulled the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-New York) as ambassador to the United Nations, after President Donald Trump expressed concern that Republicans could lose the red seat she represents in a special election. “With a very tight Majority, I don’t want to […]

By Anumita Kaur, Gaya Gupta · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Millions of Americans could be prevented from voting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents that prove they are citizens when they register to vote. The order requires people to present a passport, a Real ID, a military identification card or […]

By Anumita Kaur, Gaya Gupta · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Millions of Americans could be prevented from voting after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday requiring people to provide documents that prove they are citizens when they register to vote. The order requires people to present a passport, a Real ID, a military identification card or […]

By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 American politics in recent years has featured no shortage of high-impact controversies involving failures to protect sensitive and classified information: – Former president Joe Biden’s declining faculties came into focus last year amid an investigation into his mishandling of years-old classified documents. He later dropped out of his reelection […]

By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 American politics in recent years has featured no shortage of high-impact controversies involving failures to protect sensitive and classified information: – Former president Joe Biden’s declining faculties came into focus last year amid an investigation into his mishandling of years-old classified documents. He later dropped out of his reelection […]

By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The federal government could hit its borrowing limit as soon as May if tax revenue falls short of expectations, or as late as September if debt stays on its current course, Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper reported Wednesday – potentially requiring Republicans to dramatically accelerate their timeline on legislation that would […]

By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The federal government could hit its borrowing limit as soon as May if tax revenue falls short of expectations, or as late as September if debt stays on its current course, Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper reported Wednesday – potentially requiring Republicans to dramatically accelerate their timeline on legislation that would […]