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 ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming as negotiations in Congress continue between Republicans and Democrats.. On Tuesday, the House passed a spending bill ...

About 800,000 federal employees went without pay for 35 days during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown in 2018 and 2019.. What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Both retirement and ...

As the Department of Government Efficiency enters a new era with the departure of Elon Musk on Friday, it has caused numerous changes in recent months on matters of immigration and border security ...

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 ...

More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found, as federal agencies rush to heed ...

WASHINGTON—Elon Musk’s tenure working for the Trump administration is coming to an end, just as the billionaire DOGE czar is using his perch to put more pressure on Republicans to shrink the ...

Rather than set government straight, Elon Musk is leaving Washington with the federal budget all cattywampus. Deficit spending is increasing, not waning, and there is a growing school of thought ...

Elon Musk concludes his role in the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, saving $175 billion. Tesla shares rose on his return to the private sector.

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 ...

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Harvard is resisting the government’s attempt to coerce free expression. (Craig F. Walker / Boston Globe via Getty Images) By Gregory P. Magarian Guest contributor . May 31, 2025 3 AM PT . 7 ; ...