We did not find evidence that millions of implausibly old people receive Social Security payments. Recent Social Security Administration data shows that about 89,000 people ages 99 and older receive ...

The U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. — Ed Martin, who was appointed by President Donald Trump — has launched an inquiry into a critical comment Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Long Beach, recently made about ...

Steve Bannon has been accused of making a Nazi salute at a conservative gathering where President Donald Trump is slated to ...

Thousands of IRS employees are expected to lose their jobs as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, ...

Elon Musk began his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference brandishing a chainsaw that was gifted to him ...

The tech billionaire stole the show Thursday, a surprise guest who wielded a chainsaw to symbolize his government cuts.

An IRS worker who voted for President Donald Trump expressed shock after being among the roughly 7,000 people in the ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has quickly become the dominant storyline in Washington. White House reporter ...

White House has blocked AP journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office, arguing that the agency was ignoring a lawful name change.

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The Internal Revenue Service in the United States will lay off around 7,000 employees amid tax filing season as Trump aims to ...

Musk/Trump are also shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog organization created to help Americans stand up to wealthy financial institutions. At the time, this agency was ...