DOGE was first envisioned as a blue-ribbon-style commission that would offer recommendations to the president, with entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ... Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a ...

Moody’s had been a holdout in keeping U.S. sovereign debt at the highest credit rating possible, and brings the 116-year-old agency into line with its rivals. Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S. to ...

The chainsaw ethos of President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting department is giving way to a more methodical, and modest, ...

Senior members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team have raised concerns about the vetting of Pete Hegseth ... alongside Vivek Ramaswamy. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

WASHINGTON — The White House expressed support Monday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following media reports that he shared sensitive military details in another Signal messaging chat ...

President Trump issued a record number of executive actions in his first months in office, enacting sweeping changes in how the federal government works — and signaling his intentions to reshape ...

Communication between the White House and Congress has broken down in recent months, leaving lawmakers’ role uncertain.