A federal judge on Friday sided with a coalition of 22 states and temporarily blocked a federal aid funding freeze directed by the Trump administration — the second such order this week.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said it gave no orders to shut down government websites amid confusion over complying with a new Trump administration policy requiring agencies to scrub ...

BOSTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing federal loans, grants and other financial assistance to 22 ...

The judge said the order is a likely violation of the Constitution. A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in an order this ...

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A month later, this obscure Treasury office is now a key battlefront in a wider war being waged by Trump and his allies over federal spending. Signs of the fight emerged this week. The top civil ...

CDs can be a low-risk way to save money while accruing interest, especially when interest rates are high or rising. Let’s take a look at Third Federal CD rates, the key features of this product ...

Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Fed raised the federal funds rate 11 times, which helped slow down record-high price growth. However, the Fed takes a risk if it brings inflation down too much.

Start your search now. The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate several times in 2023 to combat inflation, and then lowered rates in 2024 only a few times, which is why savings rates are ...

After three interest rate cuts last year, the Fed is pausing to consider its next move. Which may once again be no move at all. Here's what you need to know about the federal funds rate — and ...

Forbes Advisor has compiled this history as a handy guide to the course of the federal funds rate and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions since 1990. The federal funds rate is the ...

Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday, pausing to assess the inflation outlook following a string of rate reductions last year. The Federal Open Market Committee voted ...