Americans have expressed increasing disapproval of the government, with only 10 percent approving of Congress and 17 percent trusting the government to do what is right, due to polarization, lack ...
WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...
The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government Tuesday. (J. Scott ...
Those writing laws don’t often hear from those charged with implementing them. The POPVOX Foundation wants that to change.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign indicating that the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Al ...
Public trust in government is in decline. Just 17% of Americans say they trust Washington to do what's right "most of the time" or "just about always." One response has been a push for radical ...
Approval ratings for Congress currently sit at an abysmal 16%, and it’s no wonder why: Last year, the federal government broke its record for longest continuous shutdown at 43 days. Today, a partial ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Border Patrol agents at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) The Senate on Friday ...
When the government shut down for a few weeks in October 2013, then-President Barack Obama made sure to blame conservative Republicans for refusing to pass any short-term spending bill that included ...
American flags fly in front of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to ...
Increasingly, Americans are forced to watch the same avoidable drama unfold in Washington: a government shutdown, partisan brinkmanship, and last-minute deals that satisfy almost no one. Federal ...
For a brief moment last week, Congress started to do something productive. The Senate, after weeks of bickering and fruitless negotiations, unanimously approved legislation to fund most of the ...