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The Senate has confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought issued a series of directives to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees Saturday night in his new capacity as the bureau’s acting head, effectively slowing a large portion of the bureau’s activity to a standstill.

Federal employees have through Thursday to decide whether to take what the Trump administration calls its “buyout” or “deferred resignation” offer.

A website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

The SGE category was created by Congress in 1962 to hire outside experts.

The U.S. Agency for International Development was created in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy.

Here’s what we know so far about President Trump’s executive order on requiring federal employees to return to work in person full-time.

A November 2022 lawsuit filed by the organization alleged ACRO Services stole millions of dollars from customers under the promise of reduced credit card debt within 12 to 18 months.

The longest inaugural address was almost two hours, top hats and full morning dress used to be required, and not every president was sworn in with a bible.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke after certifying Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election.

The House Ethics Committee released a report on Monday, following a year-long investigation into allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz.

If the government shuts down days before Christmas, holiday travel could be hit but holiday shipping spared.

Here are five things to know about the United States Postal Service.

A new government report is pointing the finger at postal workers, calling thousands of cases of stolen mail an inside job.

The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.

The national debt is the total amount of outstanding debt that the U.S. Federal Government has accumulated. Here’s what you need to know.

Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.

Surveys show that a third of American adults can’t name the three branches of the federal government. One found that 10% of college graduates think TV’s “Judge Judy” serves on the U.S. Supreme Court.

The U.S. Postal Service is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps, in a move meant to help the Postal Service slow losses but that could see the higher costs passed on to consumers. The changes announced Wednesday affect nearly 2 billion packages each year that consolidators send through...