The legislation would fund parts of the government ahead of a Jan. 30 deadline in a bipartisan breakthrough after the ...

The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on Thursday that would fund parts of the federal government ...

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Congress has unveiled a new package of bills to fund some agencies through fiscal 2026, the latest bipartisan breakthrough as ...

Congress unveils more than $174 billion spending bill to avoid government shutdown by Jan. 30 deadline, with House vote ...

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Layoffs are at their highest level since 2020 thanks in part to the Department of Government Efficiency’s attempt to cull the federal workforce. U.S. employers announced more than 172,000 job cuts in ...