WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump designated Mark Paoletta, a former congressional staffer and White House veteran who has represented the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to serve as general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget in his second administration.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, a.k.a. the leaders of Donald Trump ’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, wrote an op-ed proposing that the federal government fire any federal employees who won’t work in the office five days a week,

President-elect Donald J. Trump selected Ed Martin, a Missouri Republican with a long track record as an anti-abortion activist, for a top position in the agency that administers the budget.

President-elect Donald Trump made two selections for roles within the Department of Justice and Office of Management and Budget.

President-elect Donald Trump said he'd fire federal workers who won't return to the office and also challenge in court a Biden-era deal on the issue.

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop as Deputy Director for Budget at the Office of Management and Budget, according to a Tuesday announcement. Instead of running for reelection this year,

Dan will implement my cost-cutting and deregulatory agenda across all Agencies and root out the Weaponized Deep State,” Trump wrote.

A government shutdown at risk, House Speaker Mike Johnson is fighting to figure out how to meet President-elect Donald Trump’s sudden demands — and keep his own job — while federal offices are

Elon Musk and Donald Trump killed plan A, Republicans defied Trump and voted against plan B, and now we’re on plan C.

A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump's new plan to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.

Herschel Walker. Trump picked former football player Herschel Walker to serve as his ambassador to the Bahamas, a job that requires Senate confirmation. A H

Former government officials point to data and acquisition as the leading focus areas of the incoming administration, all tying back to the DOGE.