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The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30 and then left town for a week-long break.
Some political scientists see a pattern that suggests American democracy is being undermined in real time. The stakes are massive for the US economy and the business world.
Lawmakers have to pass a spending plan for the 2026 fiscal year, or approve a continuing resolution before October 1, to avoid a shutdown.
U.S. government agencies will be able to use Meta Platforms' artificial intelligence system Llama, a senior administration official said, as the Trump administration pushes to integrate commercial AI tools into government operations.
The Trump administration is blocking Iranian diplomats from accessing the “wholesale club stores” like Costco and purchasing luxury goods while in the United States, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Monday.
According to an email leaked to Newsweek, the bacteria that can cause Legionnaires' disease was found in six locations in a federal office in Texas.
Since making Llama AI models available to US government agencies and their contractors, a wide variety of organizations have adopted this technology to
The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era.
Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to fund federal departments and agencies for seven weeks, putting Washington on the path to an Oct. 1 government shutdown. Democrats came
As lawmakers dig in, federal employees face mounting uncertainty over pay, operations and the ripple effects of another prolonged funding lapse.
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