Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the social media site X that the “RIFs have begun,” ...

We’d like to hear from you about how you’re experiencing the government shutdown, whether you’re a federal employee who can’t ...

The White House says the president’s Friday afternoon announcement in the Oval Office is aimed at reducing drug prices, but has provided few details.

The federal government shutdown entered Day Nine on Thursday after Republican and Democratic bills to reopen the government failed again.

The industry minister has defended a $600 million joint bailout of a Queensland copper smelter as "a good use of public resources". Follow live.

President threatens to cut ‘very popular Democrat programs’ as shutdown drags on - Trump said the hostages in Gaza will be released early next week ...

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says the Manchester synagogue terrorist attack was "despicable" and "beyond words". Follow live.

A viewer complained a contributor inaccurately stated 10 million working-age British people were on out-of-work benefits. The ECU assessed whether the programme had had met the BBC’s editorial ...