These wasteful boondoggles add up. So do the programs that many Americans insist are important but refuse to reform.

Gov. Bob Ferguson’s proposed budget includes nearly $5 million in funding to pay for the state’s lawsuits against the Trump ...

In today’s newsletter: Despite a lengthy government shutdown, Congress took major action in 2025 that will impact just about ...

State lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses.

An expanded U.S. federal health care subsidy that grew out of the pandemic is all but certain to expire at the year’s end as the House of Representatives advanced a Republican health care bill on ...

The U.S. added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, according to delayed data released Tuesday by the Labor Department. Economists had forecast a gain of 40,000 jobs ...

California used to be the place where people went to chase dreams. Today, it’s the place where fiscal discipline goes to die. The Golden State, which is home to Hollywood glitz, Silicon Valley ...

A bill to restore collective bargaining rights for a majority of federal employees cleared the House in a floor vote Thursday afternoon. House lawmakers voted 231-195 to pass the Protect America’s ...

One concern: While AI might not be in a bubble that’s about to burst, there is genuine uncertainty about just how profitable every company with enormous aspirations is going to be — and whether the ...

Wall Street got the rate cut it wanted. But with the Federal Reserve set to take a more cautious approach to trimming interest rates in 2026, investors are now left to wrestle with other concerns that ...

Section 1. Purpose. United States leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) will promote United States national and economic security and dominance across many domains. Pursuant to Executive Order ...

• The Federal Reserve cut interest rates Wednesday by a quarter point as expected, lowering borrowing costs for the third time this year. • Wall Street rallied after Fed Chair Jerome Powell ruled out ...