President Donald Trump ordered an indefinite hiring freeze at the IRS ahead of tax season, but fears about delayed tax returns might not be warranted.

And you’ll support Slate’s independent journalism every day. Cancel anytime.

Because when it comes to birthright citizenship, the virtue signaling and armchair excoriation is not just silly -- it's dead ...

Trump falsely claimed that the FAA had sought to hire ‘people with severe intellectual and psychiatric disabilities’ ...

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown accused President Donald Trump on Friday of misleading the country through his ...

A Trump order halted lawyers' ability to meet with people detained by ICE at a Tacoma center and elsewhere. This violates the First Amendment, the suit asserts.

Also down was AtlasPlus, an interactive tool that lets users analyze CDC data on HIV, STDs, TB and viral hepatitis, and the ...

The strategy already has proven out, less than two weeks into the new administration. Trump blazed into office with a flurry ...

Mr. Trump is indeed testing Washington and the American people to see how far he can go in accumulating authority and in ...

The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented "deferred resignation" program for federal employees. Here's a breakdown of his buyout incentive plan.

The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states ...