There’s a lot wrong with Texas, but they do have some excellent high school mascots. I played football against both the ...

But 2024 may be the first election in American history in which a majority of United States voters specifically chose ...

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or ...

The holiday travel rush kicked off this week, but a looming government shutdown could lead to longer TSA wait times at the airports and impact ATC hiring if the shutdown lasts for long.

WASHINGTON − Congress passed a bipartisan spending bill to avert a government shutdown that would have left thousands of federal employees furloughed just days before the winter holidays.

The US House of Representatives voted against a spending bill backed by Donald Trump on Thursday night, putting the government on the brink of a shutdown. Backers of the bill failed to reach the ...

One week after he was appointed, the new prime minister is still trying to convince French parties to support the coalition government he is trying to form. So far, apart from French President ...

The government gets most of its income from taxes. For example, workers pay income tax and national insurance, everyone pays VAT on certain goods, and companies pay tax on profits. It could ...

Bond investors may demand a higher return to buy Treasury securities, in the form of higher interest rates, if they worry that political turmoil has made the U.S. government more of a credit risk.

A continuing resolution (CR)—a temporary spending bill that Congress can use to fund the federal government in the short term—was expected over the weekend, with votes taking place this week.