Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the ...

The government shutdown comes after Democrats and Republicans in Congress failed to reach a short-term government funding ...

Immigrants without legal status paid nearly $650 million in Massachusetts’ state and local taxes in 2022. Advocates question ...

Two brothers from Sheffield, Massachusetts, are on a flotilla of nearly 50 ships headed to Gaza with humanitarian aid supplies for Palestinians.

The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, a move that critics say would have compromised the central bank's independence ...

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Taylor Swift turned masters ownership from a behind-the-scenes conversation into a mainstream debate about artist autonomy.

Republican officials are pushing for more voting restrictions on U.S. citizens who were born abroad and have never lived in ...

On Tuesday night, in New York City, they united in a special talk show crossover of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC and The Late ...

The federal government has shut down for the first time since 2019. Mass layoffs have been threatened. And, President Trump ...

The Trump administration has deployed or threatened to deploy National Guard troops in more than half a dozen American cities ...

Air traffic controllers and TSA employees are considered "essential" and are required to continue working without pay during the federal government shutdown.