Under President Donald Trump, budget chief Russell Vought has sought to assert more unilateral control over government spending than the White House usually has.

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Federal retirement has been a hot topic on Capitol Hill lately, with proposed changes sparking plenty of questions. Here’s a ...

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst was being criticized Friday after a comment she made earlier in the day during a town hall meeting ...

Sen. Rand Paul, a vocal critic of the Trump-backed budget bill he said has "wimpy" spending cuts, advocated to shift more ...

During the House’s marathon markup of President Donald Trump’s historic budget bill, the Chairwoman of the powerful Rules ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst fielded angry questions about Medicaid cuts and President Donald Trump's tax cut bill at a ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent found himself in an unexpected position Friday morning, facing a challenging question from — ...

Puerto Rico’s governor pledged Thursday to improve the island’s crumbling electric grid and boost the economy in her first address after being elected last year as anger intensifies over repeated ...

There is one subject where Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been totally consistent since becoming central bank boss ...