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The president urged stricter enforcement of domestic purchasing rules, signaling tougher scrutiny of waivers.

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The federal government shutdown continues and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal employees have now missed the first full paycheck since the shutdown ...

President Donald Trump said Sunday that federal agencies must prioritize American-made products in government purchasing, touting efforts to tighten enforcement of "Buy American" policies and limit ...

This week's $450 million in cuts from federal grants to Harvard University added to the growing pot of federal money the Trump administration has frozen in university research funding. In the past ...

On Sunday, President Trump said federal agencies “must buy American” in a Truth Social post, doubling down on his push to prioritize the use of products manufactured, developed and produced in the ...

Frustration has long been Americans’ dominant emotion toward the federal government. We regularly ask Americans whether the federal government makes them feel basically content, frustrated or angry.

A federal executive order (EO) issued in March has created questions about the government’s right to access states’ data — especially in cases where that information was collected with a promise of ...

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program," on Feb. 10, 2026 (Source: ...