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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump’s history as a dealmaker, offering flattery as he seeks his leadership in negotiations that could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Conservatives who have spent decades promoting deep cuts to government are giving mixed reviews to the Department of Government Efficiency, the Elon Musk-led project to slash the federal workforce and reduce or end disfavored programs

Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees

Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired

The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system

The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General says it's launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system

At Niagara Falls, visitors from the United States and Canada are taking in President Donald Trump’s unsolicited suggestion the U.S. annex its neighbor to the north with an air of detached amusement

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind

Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending

Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly seeks a second four-year term in Tuesday’s spring primary