White House threatens mass layoffs amid deepening US government shutdown
US President Donald Trump blames Democrats for looming federal layoffs as shutdown enters fifth day. The White House has warned that mass layoffs of federal...
Border Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnel
U.S. Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago on Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security said, as scores of protesters faced off against...
Most Americans continue to rate the U.S. economy negatively as partisan gap widens
U.S. adults’ ratings of the national economy continue to be more negative than positive: 26% now say economic conditions are excellent or good, while 74%...
40% of arrests in D.C. federal crackdown have been immigration-related, data shows
While President Trump billed the federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital as an effort to crack down on violent crime, internal government data...
Government shutdown live updates as leaders make little progress at White House meeting
What to know about a possible government shutdown: Republicans and Democrats in Washington remain at odds over how to fund the government and avoid a shutdown by...
US citizen injured in LA immigration raid seeks $50 million in federal claim
A U.S. citizen injured during a Los Angeles immigration raid has filed a $50 million federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two...
America’s Oil Patch Is Cooling As Costs Rise And Uncertainty Mounts
The Dallas Federal Reserve’s latest Energy Survey, which tracks activity across Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico, shows a clear cooling in the U.S. oil...
More kids are severely ill or dying from the flu, CDC reports
As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the highest number of pediatric...
Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls
Thomasina Clarke has watched school after school close in her once thriving St. Louis neighborhood, which was hit by a tornado this spring and whose population has...