Right before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX.

Under Sean Duffy, the Transportation Department has worked to roll back consumer protections. Passenger advocates say the changes favor airlines.

“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.

The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.

In an exclusive excerpt from “Blockers,” the inside story of the high-stakes D.C. standoff where security chief Colin O’Brien fought off DOGE operatives.

Military academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.”

Trump trumpeted the fuel economy revision as helping consumers. But its own documents suggest otherwise.

September 10, 2026: In September, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court ruling blocking the use of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s Systematic Alien Ver...

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

A 36-year-old immigrant from Costa Rica died last week in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an agency notification sent to lawmakers on Monday.

After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...

The GOP bill directs MedPAC to study the topic of overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans in a manner that’s more favorable to insurers.

Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...

Leadership at the Census Bureau has ordered staff to halt all external...

The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.

Texas and even Florida are the places to watch in November if a polling pattern holds.

Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.

The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office.

In 2025, Congress passed H.R. 1, legislation which requires work reporting requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility in the 41 states, including Washington, D.C., that have expanded coverage...

In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering...

Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says

The Trump administration is quietly proposing to rescind a 16-year-old rule enacted to prevent “pay-to-play” schemes involving investment advisers and public pension funds.

A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.

Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.