As the federal government shutdown heads into its second weekend, the Trump administration has begun what it calls “substantial” layoffs of federal workers. President Trump and his team had suggested ...

As the government shutdown continues and the Trump administration begins mass layoffs, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for reaction from the Democrats.

Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” ...

Last year’s winners of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, given in memory of Alfred Nobel, were Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. The researchers were honored for ...

The Trump administration says it has started the process of issuing reduction-in-force notices to federal employees. It's not ...

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more ...

James, a Democrat who infuriated Trump after his first term with a lawsuit alleging that he built his business empire on lies ...

The amendment by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana was approved by voice vote ...

The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal government. And they haven’t been back in working session since.

A $2.2 trillion draft bill for coronavirus aid unveiled by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives late on Monday gave airlines some hope for a second bailout before tens of thousands of ...

The federal government shutdown is impacting the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, where air traffic control training is crucial to addressing a national shortage.

Formal negotiations are at a standstill on day nine of the government shutdown. But Thursday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader John Thune offered his Democratic colleagues a potential off-ramp. Amna ...