A Federal Shutdown May Be Imminent. How Would It Affect the Economy?

Congress and the White House have days to fund the government and avert a disruptive and potentially costly lapse in funding.

U.S. government gets cheap use of Elon Musk's xAI Grok until 2027

Artificial intelligence company xAI's Grok application now will be cheaply available for federal government use, adding to ...

Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Democratic leaders have accused President Donald Trump of throwing a tantrum and chickening out after he canceled a meeting ...

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government ...

The federal government could shut down next week. What Arizona needs to know

Democrats and Republicans are fighting about spending cuts and health care issues as rancor rises and time runs short.

Trump punted on medical debt protection. Now the battle is in the states

Some states are enacting medical debt laws as the Trump administration pulls back federal protections. Elsewhere, industry ...

Democrats hit back at Trump threat of mass firings in government shutdown

Democrats hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump’s threat to fire thousands of federal workers if the government shuts ...
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Federal Reserve governor urges Supreme Court to prevent Trump from removing her

Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook urged the Supreme Court on Thursday afternoon to allow Cook to remain in ...

First federal lawsuit over January’s midair collision near DC is filed against American Airlines and the US government

The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet ...

Federal agencies are studying safety of abortion drug mifepristone, driving new concerns about limits on access

The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of mifepristone, one of the drugs used in medication abortion, to investigate how it can be safely dispensed, US ...