What drove global government bond performance in a year characterised by changing monetary policy, shifting yield curves and volatile currencies? In 2025, long-duration government bonds delivered ...

Just after midnight on Oct. 1, 2025, the U.S. government entered a shutdown resulting from a partisan deadlock regarding how Congress would appropriate funding in 2026. Democrats in the Republican-led ...

In the last 72 hours, there have been further discussions about off-ramps, particularly to address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to expire on November 1. The Senate ...

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Washington — The longest government shutdown in modern U.S.

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has ...

The 2025 federal government shutdown has tied the record for the longest in U.S. history at 35 days. The shutdown has caused delays in federal benefits like SNAP and WIC, affecting millions of ...

It's not a weekend day in Washington. After being unable to come up with a deal to reach the longest shutdown ever, senators are working this weekend to come up with a plan to end the stalemate. It's ...

More than 1 million workers in America have been laid off so far in 2025, according to the latest tally of announced job cuts from the executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The ...

As we move into 2026, federal leaders are operating in a period shaped by important policy priorities, continued technological advancement, and growing expectations for modernization. This past year ...

Berlin, 10 February 2026 – Corruption is worsening globally, with even established democracies experiencing rising corruption amid a decline in leadership, according to Transparency International’s ...