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At least 100,000 feds face furloughs this week unless Congress acts

Come Friday, March 1 at midnight, the current continuing resolution keeping the departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation a

By Molly Weisner

3 months ago

Homeland Security’s Mayorkas impeached by House over border policies

The charges against Mayorkas would next go to the Senate for a trial.

3 months ago

McCarthy becomes first speaker ever to be ousted from job

Stillness fell as the presiding officer gaveled the vote closed, 216-210, saying the office of the speaker “is hereby declared vacant.”

By Lisa Mascaro

8 months ago

Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine

President Joe Biden spoke Sunday after Congress passed a short-term funding package that dropped assistance for Ukraine in the fight against Russia.

8 months ago

Proposed GOP cuts would slash $30 billion from veterans spending

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled sweeping proposed budget cuts in a bargain with the Biden administration over raising the nation’s debt limit.

By Rep. Mark A. Takano, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Chris Deluzio

13 months ago

Marvel’s Nick Fury returns in conspiracy thriller ‘Secret Invasion’

'Secret Invasion' premieres on Disney+ on June 21.

By Sarah Sicard

14 months ago

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

3 years ago

House to debate limiting Trump’s military actions against Iran

House lawmakers plan to begin deliberations and vote this week on a new war powers resolution designed to limit the president’s military actions against Iran.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

4 years ago

The government wants to get rid of these job titles

The Office of Personnel Management has proposed the removal of certain job classifications that are underused and outdated.

By Jessie Bur

5 years ago

As technology advances, so must a person’s ability to adapt

The federal government needs to raise its project management technology quotient to improve outcomes.

By Tommy Goodwin and Amanda Good

5 years ago

Pelosi: No debt increase until spending limits are raised

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she'll agree to increase the so-called debt ceiling, needed to avoid a market-cratering default on U.S. government obligations this fall, but only after President Donald Trump agrees to lift tight "caps" that threaten both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with sweeping budget cuts.

5 years ago

Senate rejection of Trump border emergency no longer certain

It has long looked like the Republican-run Senate would join the Democratic-led House in voting to block President Donald Trump's border emergency. That would set up the first veto of Trump's presidency. But there have been signs that opposition by a few GOP mavericks is softening.

5 years ago