Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

INSANE: The office of management and budget | Rare Historical Photos

RFK Jr’s daughter-in-law leaves two of her government jobs over Iran war: report

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy previously managed her father-in-law’s presidential campaign

The Independent UK

Elizabeth Warren Slams Trump For Making Financial Cop CPFB Recite 'Humility Pledge': The President Is 'Wall Street First'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed President Donald Trump and Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russ Vought, for undermining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in favor of big financial institutions on Wall Street that it supervises.

Benzinga

California judge halts Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers amid government shutdown

Trump administration notified roughly 4,100 federal employees last week they were being laid off amid a lapse in government funding

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Trump spares DOGE and Russ Vought’s OMB from shutdown pain as thousands of White House staff are sent home

As about a third of White House staff are furloughed, DOGE and the Office of Management and Budget will keep moving along

The Independent UK

Trump's Budget Office Chief Directs 'Orderly Shutdown' Of Government: Blames Democrats' $1 Trillion 'Insane Policy Demands'

With just hours left to go before government funding lapses at midnight, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, instructed federal agencies to begin preparations for a shutdown.

Benzinga

Some education grants in limbo were used for ‘leftwing agenda,’ Trump administration says

The Trump administration has accused states and schools of using federal education grants to help fund “a radical leftwing agenda.”

The Independent UK

Billions in grants for summer school, English instruction delayed during Trump administration review

The Trump administration is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for afterschool and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

White House says it will spare some Aids programs that were on the chopping block

Congressional Republicans voice concerns over cuts to signature HIV prevention program, forcing rethink ahead of consequential vote on planned federal funding cuts

The Independent UK

With Elon Musk out of the picture – what happens to DOGE now?

Musk officially announced he was stepping down on Wednesday night. As a Special Government Employee, he is restricted to serving 130 days

The Independent UK

Russ Vought: key Project 2025 figure set to continue Trump cuts after Musk exit

Goal of Christian nationalist and director of OMB to dismantle federal workforce may be coming to fruition

The Guardian - US

Defense budget increase hinges on reconciliation success - Roll Call

The White House made official Friday that President Donald Trump wants the first ever $1 trillion defense budget.

Roll Call

‘Extinction level’ cuts coming to NASA, report says

NASA’s science programs budget could be slashed by 50 percent in fiscal year 2026, people familiar with the Trump administration’s budget request warn

The Independent UK

Nonprofits sue over Trump executive orders on gender, diversity - Roll Call

A lawsuit by three nonprofit s argues that executive orders from President Trump limit the ability to provide health and social services.

Roll Call

Trump signs executive order giving himself more power over independent federal agencies

Trump’s recent executive order adopts a fringe theory that conflicts with Congress’s power to fund independent federal agencies

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is the latest U.S. government agency to have its work halted by the Trump administration

Capital & Main

More Than $1 Billion for California Climate Justice Imperiled by Trump

Grants promised for renewable energy, clean air and municipal water systems frozen and under review.

Salon

Project 2025 head confirmed as OMB chief

Vought, who embraces a "unitary executive" theory of Trump's power, will lead the Office of Management and Budget

International Business Times

Senate Votes Along Party Lines To Confirm Vought As OMB Director Despite Democrats' Protests

Voting predictably along party lines, the Senate voted Thursday night to confirm Russell Vought as President Donald Trump's nomination for director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News

President Trump Signs Executive Order To Cut Regulations

President Trump's executive order aims to reduce regulatory burdens and promote economic growth through deregulation.

The Guardian - US

Democrats refuse to vote on Trump budget pick: ‘So clearly unfit for office’

Senate Democrats boycott vote to advance Russ Vought’s nomination amid chaos caused by federal funding freeze

The Independent UK

The Trump administration causes even more chaos

The White House rescinding its memo does little to clarify a mess

Al Jazeera

Fact check: What might Trump’s federal funding freeze stop?

Trump’s funding freeze potentially affects programmes like school meals and cancer trials. What are the consequences?

Reason

Trump's Attempt to Usurp Congress's Spending Power

The White House's withholding of federal grants, impoundment plans, and other actions, are a major attack on the separation of powers.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Wall Street Journal

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.