The U.S. Agency for International Development, known as USAID, has fallen in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will shut down this weekend unless Congress comes up with a plan and acts soon. Federal funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Saturday, and ...

Iran’s government seeks, among other goals, to erode U.S. influence in the Middle East while projecting power in neighboring states by backing a range of regional armed groups, including Hamas ...

Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a government shutdown Friday night and keep the government’s lights on through March 14, 2025, at current spen… ...

House Of Representatives Congress exposes China's potential loophole for Trump tariffs: 'Drawing a line in the sand' The bill is being co-led by a House Democrat and House Republican ...

The State Department on Friday is carrying out plans to lay off 1,300 employees as part of a drastic reorganization effort, drawing outrage from former diplomats and Democrats who say the Trump ...

In the longest presidential address to Congress in modern U.S. history, Trump spoke in celebratory mode, barely addressed inflation and devoted only a few minutes of his speech to foreign policy.

Left: FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. August 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn ...

The most recent government shutdown in the U.S. also came during the holiday season and turned into the longest in history. Under the first Trump administration, it lasted 35 days from December ...

The following is the June 26, 2025, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Strikes and Ceasefire. From the report On June 13, 2025, Israel began a major ...

Moody’s downgrades U.S. credit as Congress considers bill that could add to deficits Moody’s knocked the government’s credit rating down a notch as the country’s debt soars. Updated May 16 ...

President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.