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Several federal agencies have taken unprecedented steps to keep physicians from providing care to trans youth.

More than 22 million registered voters in California could be caught in the middle of a growing fight between the Trump administration and state officials. The nation’s top postal official has ...

The federal government shutdown has dragged into another week, and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to ending it. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic ...

Federal parliament has split on partisan lines over the Middle East crisis, just a day after the anniversary of the Hamas atrocities against Israelis. After discussions between Anthony Albanese and ...

We explore what federal government spends its money on. By German Lopez and Ashley Wu Discussions about federal spending are difficult because the numbers are so large that they can be difficult to ...

For the first time in close to seven years, Congress failed to reach a budget agreement in time for the new fiscal year. As a result, the federal government shut down for 43 days, causing nationwide ...

It's Day 23 of the federal government shutdown, and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Without a fix, many federal employees will not be getting paid tomorrow, the ...