Government agencies are reporting more layoffs as the Trump administration continues its mass reduction of the federal workforce. Approximately 75,000 federal employees took buyouts before news of ...

There are 2.3 million Americans working for the federal government in civilian jobs, a tally that has steadily climbed as control of the White House has shifted between parties and presidents ...

A chart compares daily cumulative federal spending by day in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, through March 26 of each year. Federal spending is higher this year than it was at this point in 2024.

The 99-page bill keeps the federal government funded at near-current levels until Sept. 30. If the funding measure is not passed by midnight today, the shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.