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The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index.
Fredericksburg-area leaders assess fallout from federal job cuts, contract losses and data center growth as economic uncertainty looms.
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is taking a growing toll on a weakening labor market, economists say. Forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg estimate the Labor Department on Friday, Aug. 1 ...
New analysis shows wealthy tax evaders could escape scrutiny while middle-class taxpayers face increased burden.
Layoffs mean lost income, halted retirement contributions, and uncertain health coverage. Even those still employed face new ...
The Trump administration is warning of dire consequences if it cannot reverse the tax agency's recent staffing exodus.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, which had narrowly passed through the United States ...
The tax agency overall is down a quarter of its staff through a combination of deferred resignations, retirements and RIFs, ...
President Trump signed into law a bill entitled “An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday warned that GOP spending cuts targeting both NPR and PBS could result in rural affiliate radio and TV stations going out of business.
“It’s not a charity,” said one Republican senator of a reason to cut federal funding of public broadcasting.
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: I know this might be difficult &mdash ...