Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Patton covers the financial markets, economy, and national debt. The federal government’s fiscal year ended September 30, ...

Earlier this month, a federal judge in Louisiana issued a ruling that restricted various government agencies from communicating with social-media companies. The plaintiffs, which include the attorneys ...

The federal government partially shut down early Saturday as Congress did not agree on funding for several agencies before the midnight deadline. But this shutdown is likely to be less painful than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 due to a funding standoff between President Donald Trump and congressional ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A “government shutdown” – as we’ve come to define it – is expected starting October 1 ...

Washington’s latest and boldest experiment in industrial policy is a renewed willingness to take equity stakes. Since January 2025, the U.S. government has announced investments worth $26.7 billion ...