A spending bill approved as part of the package that ended the federal shutdown aims to close a loophole that gave birth to ...

In October, Congress and the President were unable to agree on several funding bills, which resulted in a “lapse in federal appropriations,” known ...

The U.S. Senate's Continuing Resolution to reopen the federal government contains a provision that would restrict the sale of hemp-derived products that have flourished nationwide.

TEXAS TRIBUNE — The federal government officially shut down at midnight as lawmakers blew their deadline to preserve funding for federal agencies, a lapse that could disrupt services many Texans rely ...

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Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of "waters of the United States" would eliminate crucial safeguards for "countless" bodies of water.

We have to stop pitting the federal government against ordinary citizens.” Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says the EPA’s ...

These employees are being paid as part of the deferred resignation program. The federal government is paying more than 154,000 federal employees not to work as part of the deferred resignation program ...

Members of Congress were unable to reach a funding agreement by midnight on Tuesday, leading the federal government to shut down on Wednesday. In Oregon and Southwest Washington, that means about a ...