Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.

It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 that the legislature controls the money.

The federal order temporarily halts the Trump administration’s plans to slash $4 billion in overhead costs for research at universities and medical centers into diseases like cancer.

President Trump’s early moves to slash the federal government and expand American territory represent significant ideological swings from his first term.

Dozens of suits have been filed that seek to stop some of President Trump’s executive orders. Here’s a brief rundown.

I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

In a letter to the Treasury secretary, the Democratic senator warned against meddling with a system that processes trillions of dollars of transactions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

The Apollo C.E.O. Marc Rowan has championed a model that doesn’t fit within party lines.

Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.

The rebranding of a former White House digital office into the new Department of Government Efficiency signals its potential limits, budget experts said.

President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Now Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay for it.

The billionaire decided he could not campaign while helping lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, but tensions with Elon Musk were also evident.

The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that annual deficits will top $21 trillion over the next decade.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to be Treasury secretary, will be in charge of steering the president’s economic agenda if confirmed by the Senate.

Biden’s disastrous debate performance highlighted age concerns.

If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.

Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in the new all-Republican Congress.

The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit.