Quinta Jurecic discusses the constitutional crisis that the Trump administration could trigger.

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

In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”

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

Selections for attorney general, secretary of homeland security, secretary of state and Treasury secretary are among those set to have hearings this week.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend tariffs and tax cuts.