Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...

While federal workers are concentrated around Washington, D.C., there are thousands more in cities throughout the country.

With layoffs affecting as many as 6,000 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workers reportedly underway, anxiety has heightened ...

Tax refunds may be delayed due to IRS staffing cuts, prompting experts to urge early filing. Meanwhile, layoffs of 7,000 IRS ...

The layoffs of roughly 7,000 IRS probationary workers beginning this week likely mean the end of the agency's plan to go after high-wealth tax dodgers and could spell disaster for revenue collections, ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) faces a significant workforce reduction, with over 6,000 employees reportedly set to be ...

The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, NIH and the FDA as well as Medicare and Medicaid, has ...

Congresswoman Katherine Clark shares a conversation with a breast cancer researcher facing layoffs and potential lab closure.

The Virginia legislature has ended its 45-day session by addressing a slew of budget amendments ranging from tax cuts to ...

President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy ...

The Trump administration’s federal mass job cuts may amount to the largest in history. That has financial ramifications for households and the economy.

In this week's edition of Close Up, we take a look at the progress made in week six of the legislative session.