Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package funding those forced to close their doors over the weekend, ending the shutdown less than four days after it ...

Many of the IRS's major functions, including application processing and refunds, could be affected by the shutdown. Tax season started Jan. 26 and deadline to file remains April 15. Tax refunds can be ...

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The government partially shut down, hours after the Senate passed a package of funding bills. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he hopes his chamber will pass the Senate-passed funding deal on ...

Congress is running out of time to pass a sprawling appropriations package before current funding for much of the federal government expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday. Senate Democrats said they ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department's decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has spoken about integrating America’s largest education system in striking terms rarely heard from big city leaders. By Troy Closson More than 71 years ago, the United ...

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The US Department of Agriculture issued revised guidance to states on Wednesday evening that will result in food stamp enrollees receiving somewhat larger partial benefits in November. The update, ...

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial November benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition ...

A partial solar eclipse will occur over the weekend, but it will only be visible depending on where you are in the world, according to NASA. The eclipse, which will occur on Sunday, Sept. 21, will not ...