The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.

Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress have begun taking their first steps on the long and winding road that constitutes the budget reconciliation process. GOP lawmakers plan to use the special ...

Nearly 80,000 federal workers have taken President Donald Trump's buyout offer. Here's how many federal workers are in Pennsylvania.

The Trump administration and Congress are making reducing the number of federal rules and regulations, including for ...

If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants her to “put herself out of a job.” A plan being considered by the White House would ...

The rescheduling of marijuana may remove regulatory hurdles and expand the breadth of research beyond pain management.

President Donald Trump has reportedly set his sights on eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, a long-time Republican ...

The Trump administration has halted the work of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Here's what that agency does, and ...

Washington state has a law prohibiting restaurants from automatically giving customers plastic utensils. Here’s how it will ...

Staffers that spoke to Grist under the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs blamed new EPA administrator, Lee ...

Legal advocates and some local elected leaders across the country say it's fundamentally a fight over local versus federal ...