Elon Musk, whom President Trump has given wide leeway to slash government spending with his Department of Government Efficiency, called Thursday for the elimination of whole agencies.

The Trump administration on Thursday intensified its sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce, the nation's largest employer, by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all ...

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he ...

House panel advances GOP budget outline  RFK Jr. confirmed to lead HHS Federal layoffs escalate Vance: U.S. could send troops ...

The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.

Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on bringing about a dramatic reduction in the ...