White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants

A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump’s agenda or support what ...
Federal News Network

Some of the states most closely tied to the federal government may not be the ones you expect

We believe that very deeply, that if you have 50 states doing 50 different things, well, maybe… the states can learn from one another," said Liam Day.
CounterPunch

Soft Investment, Falling Federal Spending Lower GDP Growth to 1.4 Percent in Q4

A sharp decline in federal spending knocked 1.15 percentage points off the growth rate in the fourth quarter. Some of this was clearly due to the government shutdown, which will be reversed in the ...
Seeking Alpha

Without Government Spending And Trade, GDP Rose By 2.5% In Q1, Boosted By AI Investments

The primary driver of Q4’s anemic GDP growth had been the collapse in federal government expenditures and investment during the shutdown. Overall GDP, including government, trade, and change in ...
Fox Business

CBO reports $1.8 trillion federal deficit as debt costs hit record $1 trillion

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Wednesday released data showing the federal government ran a $1.8 trillion budget deficit in fiscal year 2025 amid mounting interest costs on the nearly $38 ...
ABC7

What's in the federal spending bill to reopen the government?

WASHINGTON -- The longest federal government shutdown in history is over. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed the compromise bill that ended the 43-day shutdown soon after the legislation ...
CNN

The federal government has shut down — at least for a few days. Here’s what could be affected

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 ...