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WASHINGTON — Most of the federal government could shut down at the end of the week.

Donald Trump ends the largest federal shutdown in the country's history with his signature, which could cost the economy up to 1.5% of GDP this quarter. After 43 days, a historic record with costly economic consequences, the federal government of the ...

Senate Democrats say they are unwilling to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major reforms, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown at the end of this week.

Though Congress ended the record-setting federal government shutdown, many questions remain for states that were already wading through seismic federal changes. One major uncertainty: whether and how states will be reimbursed for the costs they incurred ...

The Trump administration last May proposed to shrink federal K-12 investments by roughly $7 billion and eliminate or consolidate dozens of decades-old education grant programs. District leaders and their advocates have spent the ensuing months lobbying fiercely against those changes.

The Office of Management and Budget is seeking data about federal funding to 14 states and localities led by Democrats, including information from universities, and nonprofits within those states.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA) shifts responsibility for administering key welfare programs, including SNAP and Medicaid, to states and counties. But federal agencies remain responsible for oversight, enforcing standards, and managing the ...