Readers discuss a guest essay arguing that running government like a business would be disastrous. Also: Liberalism; a tech ...

The formation of D.O.G.E. with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the helm, has many Americans fearful for their Social ...

Take three: Congress is scrambling to put together a passable spending deal that will avoid a government shutdown for the ...

Through both his words and deeds, President-elect Donald Trump has shown his disdain, if not outright hostility, to American democracy and the rule of law. At this point, it is ...

Sen. Mike Lee predicts that House Speaker Mike Johnson will not remain speaker, calling for Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy to ...

He pays lip service to cutting spending but he doesn't really care about it. He's told people he's not worried about a US ...

Vice President-elect JD Vance is flexing his influence on Capitol Hill, underscoring his role as a critical and often behind ...

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of ...

“Government” might sound ineffective and wasteful in the abstract. But Americans will miss it when it’s gone.

The social media warnings from the world’s wealthiest man preceded Trump’s condemnation of a measure negotiated by GOP House ...

Musk began posting on X against a stopgap government spending bill on Wednesday well before Trump weighed in against the ...

With a shutdown looming by the end of the week, Republicans face pressure from Trump and his ally Elon Musk to drop the funding bill they negotiated with Democrats.