WASHINGTON — Most of the federal government could shut down at the end of the week.

Another lapse in congressional funding for the federal government appears to be an increasingly distinct possibility. The Senate this week has been divided on funding for the Department of Homeland Security,

Federal News Network's analysis of federal workforce data reveals the agencies that had the steepest employee separations, whether voluntary or involuntary.

DHS is leading the investigations, not the FBI, which has raised questions about independence, and local officials have been cut out where there is usually cooperation.

WASHINGTON -- The longest federal government shutdown in history is over. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed the compromise bill that ended the 43-day shutdown soon after the legislation passed the House. RELATED: What we know about pending ...

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has already changed its workforce. The majority of employees took ...

With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement?

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blasts federal government over ICE shooting in Minneapolis: 'It's a campaign of organized brutality'

Elsewhere, if you're paying with cash, the change you get back may be rounded up or down because businesses don't have pennies.