A new task force in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday begins its examination of the Federal ...

Despite common usage, it is officially called Washington’s Birthday. Presidents Day, a federal holiday observed annually in the United States, falls on Monday, February 17, 2025. As a result ...

On these federal holidays, government offices, banks, and financial markets typically close. In addition to the official OPM list, President Joe Biden has declared January 9 a national day of ...

to reflect the latest list of eligible vehicles. If you’re shopping for or researching an electric vehicle in 2025, you’ve probably heard that significant changes in the federal tax credit of ...

federal employees received emails from the email address [email protected] that indicated the agency was running tests for a new "distribution and response list." "The goal of these tests is to confirm ...

Feb. 17 (UPI) --A Federal Reserve governor says she wants to see more data on inflation before advocating additional interest rate cuts. "I would like to gain greater confidence that progress in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution that considers race in most aspects of student life. The letter ...

Nearly 75,000 federal employees have resigned from the federal government since Wednesday. On Thursday more than half a dozen federal agencies announced they were laying off probationary employees.

Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace. Many of Trump’s orders have been met with legal ...

The Federal Reserve meets for its second two-day rate-setting session of 2025 on Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, 2025. At the end of its Federal Open Market Committee session on ...