Retirement should be a time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor, yet many retirees unknowingly engage in habits that could land them in legal trouble. While most people understand the basics ...

Meghan Burns was busy at work for the Department of Education in March 2025 when her computer restarted at exactly 5 p.m. When it turned back on, she learned her job as a civil rights attorney had ...

The Trump administration has not issued any new layoffs since Congress acted to temporarily block the personnel actions last year, but that legislative barrier is set for removal at the end of the ...

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The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it is leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, marking the central bank's first pause after three consecutive rate cuts last year. The Fed maintained its ...

ORANGE, Calif. — Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday that the Justice Department subpoenaed the central bank Friday with the threat of a criminal indictment, the latest move in a yearlong pressure campaign ...

On Dec. 18, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will close federal executive departments and agencies on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and the day after Christmas, Dec. 26. Under this ...

President Donald Trump has granted federal workers two extra days off for Christmas in 2025. An executive order closes all executive departments and agencies on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, 2025. The extended ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the closure of all executive departments and agencies of the federal government on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, excusing most federal ...

The number of federal employees who left their jobs in 2025 will total about 317,000, according to the Office of Personnel Management, after efforts by Elon Musk and the Trump administration to ...

The number of high school seniors or their parents filling out the federal form for access to college financial aid, the FAFSA, is way up this fall. That's despite indications that many Americans are ...