While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades since the question was first asked by the National Election Study, and it is ...

Americans' emotional divide over federal government reaches historic levels with only one-in-five trusting government to do ...

A new report shows that federal spending has ballooned for more than a century, raising questions about whether Americans are getting meaningful value for the ever-expanding price tag.

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

Frustration is common across the political spectrum regardless of which party holds the presidency. But the shares of ...

Northwestern’s agreement with the federal government is about punishing universities and repressing political opponents.

Boston and Cambridge say changes to federal funding for homelessness programs could put thousands of people out on the ...

The shortfall could keep more than $700 million out of the hands of housing authorities until the delay is over.

A visitor peeks past the barriers at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, Calif., which is closed as a consequence of the government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025. Many federal ...