Security guards walk the by the entrance to the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, in Boston, Mass., on April 14, 2023. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images BOSTON—A group of unions representing federal civil servants filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Nov. 6 over a proposed so-called “loyalty question” on hiring forms that
A woman walks by a sign advertising the acceptance of food stamps, in Miami, Fla., on Oct. 31, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Trump administration said it would fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November as it seeks to appeal a district judge’s ruling. The confirmation came in a memo sent on
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters during the Weekly Senate Policy Luncheon news conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 4, 2025. Tom Brenner/Getty Images Democrats in the Senate blocked a bill proposed by Republicans to pay all federal employees for the duration of the government shutdown late on Nov. 7. The Senate
Federal agents block people protesting an ICE immigration operation at a nearby licensed cannabis farm near Camarillo, Calif., on July 10, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images The Trump administration is exploring a program to hire bounty hunters who would track down illegal immigrants and receive bonuses for successful captures, according to a government contracting site. The
Ester Pena shops at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on October 27, 2025 in Pembroke Park, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court late on Nov. 7 to halt a judge’s order that requires the federal government to fully fund food stamps in November after a federal appeals court
Retired New York police sergeant Michael McMahon arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court for his trial on May 31, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has pardoned Michael McMahon, a former NYPD sergeant who, in April, had been sentenced 18 months in a Chinese transnational repression case, a White House official has confirmed.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces actions against states for failing to enforce English language requirements for commercial drivers during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C., U.S., on August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo U.S. flight reductions could escalate to as much as 20 percent if the government shutdown