Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say ...

The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S.

The US government is once again staring down a potential shutdown, and one that might start a month before tax returns are due. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the ...

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) has raised the possibility of a government shutdown, saying budget talks are one area where Democrats can exercise leverage, especially with House Republicans deeply divided ...

A new TikTok song is going viral for capturing the political anxiety of 2025 in just 30 seconds—and even John Oliver is ...

At stake is not just whether the US can avoid another government shutdown, but more importantly, whether it can bring the federal debt onto a sustainable path. This depends on how much Elon Musk ...

Far from permitting Nazis to practice free speech, the German government "shut down hundreds of Nazi newspapers—in a two-year period, they shut down 99 in Prussia alone," wrote Lukianoff.

And in July 2023, CMS instituted a partial hiring freeze following a fiscal standoff that nearly led to a government shut down. About half of its employees were furloughed, Georgetown University ...

The Trump administration shut down USAID to put "American interests" first. In North Carolina, the freeze has thrown hundreds ...

“This is of huge concern to people. I mean this building survived Cromwell, we can’t allow it to fall down now. "The Friary has served the people well over the years and provided a place of ...

China condemned the United States on Monday for removing a reference to the status of Taiwan from the State Department website, urging Washington to "correct its mistakes". Beijing views Taiwan as ...