Tag: the federal government

West Virginia’s Bridge Day will take place despite shutdown, governor says

A BASE jumper falls toward the New River after jumping off of the New River Gorge Bridge during…

Nebraska turns down records requests on McCook-ICE jail

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen before his press conference at St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln on Sept. 29,…

DHS orders expedited construction on New Mexico border wall

A section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall near El Paso, Texas, on June 6, 2024. (Photo by Ariana…

Exclusive-US civil rights agency opens sweeping antisemitism probe

By David Hood and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Democrat-led civil rights watchdog agency opened a sweeping investigation…

Trump administration sending California troops to Oregon after court loss, governors say

Protesters sit under a dissipating cloud of chemical irritants outside the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on…

The nuclear war of shutdowns

And on the fifth day, nobody rested.Not that Washington was consumed on Oct. 5 with trying to reopen…

Senate fails to approve funding to reopen the government

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The government shutdown likely will continue into Monday after the Senate failed to approve…

Government flying partially blind to threats after key cyber law expires

A key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to U.S. critical systems expired as…

Trump causes bipartisan alarm by turning shutdown into DOGE 2.0

The NewsPresident Donald Trump’s budget guru wants to use a shutdown to slash the federal government in the…

Trump drives Republicans into a political black hole with unpopular shutdown

The pain inflicted on the American people as a result of Donald Trump's shutdown of the federal government…

US withholds $18 billion from New York City over DEI, OMB chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The federal government is withholding $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects, Office of Management…

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Maryland lawmakers briefed on potential effects of government shutdown

The U.S. Capitol building at night. (File photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday of the…