The federal government recorded one of the largest budget deficits in U.S. history this year when fiscal year 2025 concluded. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected to record a ...

WASHINGTON — Friday marked 17 days since the federal government shut down, which is nearly halfway to matching the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. With no end in sight, the current ...

Gonna shutdown like it’s 1995. The ongoing government shutdown became the second-longest in US history Wednesday, surpassing the 1995-96 lapse in federal funding as it dragged into day 22 with no end ...

With the nation's big 2-5-0 coming up next year, NPR staff and critics recommended a lot of U.S.-focused titles for Books We Love, our annual year-end reading guide. Below you'll find 10 favorites — ...

The funding lapse affecting the Department of Homeland Security hit 44 days on Sunday, officially surpassing the record-long shutdown last year that impacted the entire federal government.