Just a few weeks ago, a December interest rate cut was viewed as practically a done deal by many economists. Now, with fresh government data showing solid U.S. job growth in September, many ...

Federal workers have been ordered to return to work after the end of the government shutdown as they await back pay. While an estimated 750,000 workers were furloughed during the shutdown, some others ...

This story has been updated at 1:30 p.m. ET. A trio of federal employee unions on Thursday sued the Office of Personnel Management seeking to excise essay questions recently added to most federal job ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted his administration's efforts to curb the size of the federal government's workforce while expanding private sector payrolls. "Since January, 100,000 ...

Two federal judges have indicated the Trump administration must continue to pay food assistance benefits despite the government shutdown. The Trump administration had planned to stop Supplemental ...

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Spooky celebrators get to partake in Halloween festivities on a Friday this year, offering a change of pace from years past when the holiday falls before a work or school day. However, that doesn't ...

(CNN) — Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other ...

The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently ...

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s efforts to lay off thousands of federal employees amid the government shutdown, for now. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, an appointee of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: A federal judge in California on Wednesday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off federal workers during the government shutdown, calling the move unlawful.

More than a week into the government shutdown, layoffs of federal workers have begun, following through on administration threats to slash the size of government during the shutdown. In a court filing ...