How ‘mandatory’ is mandatory spending?  Mandatory spending programs run on autopilot until Congress passes a rule change and the president signs it into law. So they are a bit more protected than ...

Trump over the weekend called for Musk to be more aggressive in his cost-cutting crusade through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, and posted a meme on social media mocking ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

President Donald Trump is forging ahead with his government overhaul, with Elon Musk threatening dismissals for federal employees who don’t respond to a mass email. This week will also see Trump meet ...

The pushback from appointees of President Donald Trump marked a new level of chaos and confusion within the beleaguered ...

US President Donald Trump’s adviser Elon Musk said on Monday that starting this week, government workers would be put on ...