Government News
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Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications
October 18, 2021 -
Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022
October 13, 2021 -
Rising inflation is expected to lead to a sizeable increase in Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for the year 2022
October 12, 2021 -
“The general died after a brave battle with cancer; his death was not related to COVID,” a family statement said.
October 09, 2021 -
The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements
October 06, 2021 -
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis S
October 05, 2021 -
With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3
September 30, 2021 -
Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and allow borrowing
September 27, 2021 -
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines
September 16, 2021 -
President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant
September 09, 2021 -
The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet says it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran
September 08, 2021 -
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of maneuvering room to prevent the U.S. from broaching the government’s borrowing limit in October
September 08, 2021 -
A House oversight committee and the Commerce Department have reached an understanding that could resolve a lawsuit filed after the Trump administration ignored subpoenas for records on 2020 census operations.
August 31, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval
August 23, 2021