Washington — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday morning after President Trump and congressional Republicans at odds with Democrats over the path forward were unable to avert a lapse in federal ...

First year of 119th Congress features record Senate votes and fastest cabinet confirmations in 20 years, but also longest ...

President Trump is deploying the D.C. National Guard and taking temporary control of the city's police force, marking a significant escalation in his long-running threats to federalize the nation's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joseph J. Thorndike writes about tax history. The government shutdown is now history. In the annals of government dysfunction, it ...

President Donald Trump is renewing his quest to take mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public after nearly two decades of federal control over the industry giants. They play a crucial role in ...

President Trump supports the US Steel-Nippon Steel deal, contingent on a 'golden share' granting government control. Golden shares give the US government significant influence, reminiscent of past ...

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Washington — The U.S. government reopened Wednesday, Nov. 12, after a record-breaking 43-day-long shutdown that began Wednesday, Oct. 1, as President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to ...