The Justice Department under President Donald Trump promised to quell unrest led by anti-immigration enforcement agitators in ...

ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the ...

A Durham-based project had a $285 million contract terminated by the federal government, according to a spokesperson. Smart USA Institute learned it was losing the federal funding on Dec. 10. The ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the federal funds rate to its lowest level in more than three years. The reduction lowers the ...

Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ...

Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1. After the White House and Congress finally resolved the record-breaking ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted his administration's efforts to curb the size of the federal government's workforce while expanding private sector payrolls. "Since January, 100,000 ...

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Spooky celebrators get to partake in Halloween festivities on a Friday this year, offering a change of pace from years past when the holiday falls before a work or school day. However, that doesn't ...

Roughly 750,000 government workers are currently furloughed. The federal government shutdown has now reached its 24th day, making it the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. Surpassing the ...

The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently ...