The federal government shutdown continues and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal employees have now missed the first full paycheck since the shutdown ...

This week's $450 million in cuts from federal grants to Harvard University added to the growing pot of federal money the Trump administration has frozen in university research funding. In the past ...

Over a third of the United States federal government's revenue comes from the country's four most-populous states, but they often get back less than they contribute. Known as "donor states," 19 states ...

The federal government is undergoing a wave of job cuts across multiple agencies in 2025. Spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), these reductions have impacted many public ...

As of September 2024, more than 700,000 veterans worked in various federal departments and agencies – making up nearly a quarter of the federal government’s entire civilian workforce. By comparison, ...