A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Rachel Maddow points out how Senate Democrats are using their power in the minority to boycott Trump's OMB pick Russell ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are among Trump's more controversial nominees, and faced tough questions ...

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for ...

Democrats opposed a now-rescinded funding freeze by Trump and refused to show up for OMB nominee Russell Vought's confirmation hearing.

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee boycotted a meeting Thursday to advance Russell Vought’s nomination to chair the ...

On Capitol Hill, Trump faced bipartisan complaints as constituents and affected groups flooded lawmakers’ offices with phone calls.

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Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his ...

Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump for a news conference Thursday in which he said that his predecessors and ...