What to know about the looming government shutdown as funding deadline nears 05:01. Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the ...

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has introduced a bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, speaks to reporters on March 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Will There Be a ...

House Republicans advanced a stopgap bill Tuesday to fund the government until October, putting moderate Senate Democrats in a tough spot should the measure pass a final vote this afternoon and pro… ...

How DOGE compares to the Clinton-era Reinventing Government program 06:35. As President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency push to slash spending, Republican allies have ...

Property Rights. The Government Says Money Isn't Property—So It Can Take Yours In a jaw-dropping argument, the Department of Justice claims seizing $50,000 from a small business doesn’t ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of ...

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One reason government officials take on SGEs is that it's less burdensome than hiring regular federal employees, according to Joanna Friedman, a partner with the Federal Practice Group, a ...

Public trust in the federal government, which has been low for decades, has increased modestly since 2023. As of May 2024, 22% of Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is ...

Federal procurement policy is often a laughingstock — and for good reason. Stories of the government paying for $10,000 toilet seats, $1,200 coffee cups and $16,000 minifridges abound.