What happens to Social Security, TSA and other programs if the federal government shuts down?
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...
Jobless Claims by US Federal Workers Remain High for Third Week
Applications for unemployment benefits filed by federal employees remained at an elevated level as the Trump administration ...
Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid
The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at ...
'It's a big question mark': Iowa farmers concerned about cancelled federal food program
Like many other smaller farms, the Rosmann Family Farm in Harlan was able to use the programs to sell bulk amounts of pork ...
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US Department of Agriculture slashes two federal programs that fund local food banks, schools
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The US Department of Agriculture is slashing two federal programs that support local food banks and schools. The USDA’s decision to cut these programs has caused more than ...
Elon Musk’s Starlink could soon tap into $42 billion federal program
The Commerce Department has changed its rules in a way that could open the door for Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet ...
Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year
New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal ...
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Puerto Rico Needs and Should Have Full and Equitable Access to All Federal Economic and Health Security Programs
Members of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee, thank you for today’s opportunity to testify on Puerto Rico’s inequitable ...
Federal funding cut for California farms program impacting farmers, food banks, schools
An innovative program that paid small farmers to grow much-needed produce for California food banks is losing its federal ...
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Hospital gun-violence prevention programs may be caught in US funding crossfire
Hospital-based violence intervention programs have operated in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. The public health approach to ...
'We are concerned.' How cuts to federal food programs could impact Akron-area programs
Funding was cut for two programs: the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program for schools and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program for food banks. More than ...
Casar, Doggett and other Texas Democrats demand release of $42M in federal refugee funds
Texas Congressional Democrats are calling on the federal government to release the funds it has withheld from the ...