The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs and services. Republicans are seeking a bill to temporarily ...

Over a third of the United States federal government's revenue comes from the country's four most-populous states, but they often get back less than they contribute. Known as "donor states," 19 states ...

Hundreds of federal employees who were laid off during Elon Musk's cost-cutting crusade earlier this year are now being asked to return to work. The General Services Administration (GSA) has offered ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shut down at midnight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding ...

President Donald Trump's mass firings of permanent federal employees have already begun and are expected to accelerate over the next few weeks with tens of thousands more employees terminated. But the ...

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability. Mathias Unberath, a computer scientist at Johns Hopkins University, has many ...

Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a US ...