How do constitutional democracies die? The Trump administration is following a well-worn pathway toward autocracy ...

Russell Vought is known in conservative circles for being an architect of Project 2025. Now he has the job to implement its ...

Trump’s DOGE, an advisory body led by Musk, has zeroed in on some agencies as part of its efforts to slash the size of ...

Vought was an architect of Project 2025. He takes over at the consumer finance watchdog as he orders a pause in most of the ...

Follow the latest coverage as President Donald Trump participates in the National Prayer Breakfast. Updates as the Senate ...

Trump has named several people tied to Project 2025 to his administration, even after he disavowed the extreme policy agenda.

Over 2 million federal employees must decide by Thursday before midnight whether to accept a buyout pushed by the Trump ...

Powerless to stop President Trump or Russell T. Vought, the nominee to lead the White House budget office, Democrats pulled ...

Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular ...

A conservative think tank set out a sweeping vision for governing that could influence Trump's next term. What influence has ...

All of Trump's high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income.

A 19th-century presidential assassination was a signature event in helping the U.S. establish a meritocratic system for ...