A 3,000-pound ice sculpture titled “Last Call – DemocracyICED” melts on Wednesday on the National Mall. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) Analysis by Naftali Bendavid In 1995, it was about spending ...

Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney, left, and House Speaker Matt Ritter in conversation in February 2025. Credit: Mark Pazniokas / CT Mirror CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends ...

A Kansas budget analyst predicts federal tax cuts will accelerate the state's projected budget shortfall. The state's budget hole, previously expected in fiscal year 2029, may now arrive a year ...

A sharp slowdown in hiring poses a growing risk to the US economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, a sign that the Fed will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year.

NBC News is preparing for its largest round of layoffs in years, with about 150 employees expected to lose their jobs this week as the network adjusts to life without its cable siblings MSNBC and CNBC ...

Oct 14 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday said she continues to anticipate that the U.S. central bank will deliver interest rate cuts at its final two policy meetings of ...

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ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos abruptly ended his interview with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday after the politician repeatedly refused to answer whether border czar Tom Homan accepted an ...

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding to the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands who are ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes from the central bank's monetary policy meeting last month, which showed that while policymakers anticipate further interest rate cuts, they ...