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DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) — Nearly half of U.S. Department of Agriculture employees will be furloughed during the federal government shutdown, though key programs that support nutrition ...

It’s looking like the U.S. could end up with a partial government shutdown starting at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday. Because there hasn’t been a shutdown since 2019, MarketWatch has put together ...

The “Department of Government Efficiency” was greenlighted as a means to modernize information technology and slash federal spending while improving productivity, but now that the agency has quietly ...

As the federal government nears its Sept. 30 funding deadline, a shutdown seems increasingly likely. And since the government and general economy are essentially intertwined, a shutdown could impact ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. federal government is currently in a shutdown because congress can't agree on how much money to spend moving forward. This is far from the first government shutdown, but they ...

AURORA, CO ‒ Doug Wheeler sat in his battered VW sedan chainsmoking King's cigarettes, fuming about his missing SNAP benefits and President Donald Trump. A trucker forced to retire 15 years ago ...

With weeks of failed negotiations, Congress has less than 12 hours to avert a possible government shutdown. Should government funding lapse on October 1 without a deal, the impact will be felt ...

Washington — The government shutdown now in its fourth week likely means there won't be an inflation report next month for the first time in more than seven decades, the White House said Friday, ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

While many services will continue, Congress’ failure to fund the government could have big implications for people with disabilities who depend on a wide array of federal programs. Democrats and ...