Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam writes about state and local policy and urban economic issues. When America was founded, states were viewed as the most ...

Much of the federal bureaucracy is now officially dark. The government shutdown that began Wednesday is set to furlough food inspectors, park rangers and millions of other federal workers in ...

The government is a shareholder, but it's not necessarily sitting there, as I understand it, in the boardroom dictating ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A “government shutdown” – as we’ve come to define it – is expected starting October 1 ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will shut down this weekend unless Congress comes up with a plan and acts soon. Federal funding expires when the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. Saturday, and congressional ...

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. With travel delays looming going into the Thanksgiving holiday ...

The federal government partially shut down early Saturday as Congress did not agree on funding for several agencies before the midnight deadline. But this shutdown is likely to be less painful than ...

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are steps you can take to evade ...