While the Washington, D.C., area is known for its concentration of government workers, the reality is that America’s 2.3 ...

The charts below are based on information from the Congressional Budget Office, which does nonpartisan analysis for Congress.

Federal agencies across Washington are finding ways to keep funding frozen even after judges last month temporarily blocked ...

That backdrop alone might give Fed Chair Jerome Powell reason to expect more questions about the status of trillions of dollars in low-coupon bonds that have been sitting on the central bank’s balance ...

The Federal Reserve will likely wait until September before cutting its policy rate, traders bet on Thursday, as data kept alive worries over elevated inflation and a decline in jobless claims ...

Illinois has 44,784 federal civilian employees as of December 2024, according to data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Illinois’ District 7, which covers parts of Cook County and ...

A federal judge on Friday sided with a coalition ... the Trump administration — the second such order this week. U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell, in Rhode Island, said in his ruling ...

Some government webpages briefly went dark Friday after federal agencies were told to comply with a White House order on removing certain language pertaining to diversity, equity and inclusion.

At the county level, Montgomery County officials ... In addition to those programs, Dormer expressed concern over federal funding the school district receives. Of the $207 million 2024-25 budget ...

A lawsuit regarding flood damage in the Wichita County Courthouse has ... The suit was filed in 78 th District Court, but James Lane had it moved to a federal court in March 2024, arguing it ...

In his order, US District Court Judge John “Jack” McConnell wrote that the federal government cannot pause, freeze, block, cancel, or terminate awards and obligations to provide federal ...