The debt limit caps how much the Treasury may borrow to pay for spending Congress already approved, and hitting it without an increase would force choices among payments no law currently defines.
Henrik Larsen
A losing bidder's protest to the Government Accountability Office can stop a federal contract cold. The mechanism runs on two statutes, a 100-day clock, and a narrow set of overrides.
Alexandria Lucas
A breakdown of the fee that decides what a winning bid actually costs, and what changed in Sotheby's 2026 schedule.
Lena Fischer
A shutdown stops pay and services at agencies whose annual funding has lapsed, while Social Security, Medicare, and other mandatory programs keep running by law.
Alexandria Lucas
Importers write the check to Customs and Border Protection, but government and Federal Reserve research shows the cost mostly lands on consumers within months.
Valentina Sokolov
Congress has finished its full appropriations process on time only three times in 47 years, making stopgap spending bills the routine way agencies stay funded.
A 6-3 decision in Trump v. CASA limits federal district courts to relief for the parties actually before them, reshaping how future litigants can challenge federal policy nationwide.
Congress routinely relies on short-term spending bills to avoid shutdowns, but the stopgap funding comes with restrictions that agencies say slow hiring, contracting and new programs.
Eighteen states and Washington, D.C. have pledged their electoral votes to the national popular-vote winner, reviving a state-by-state fight over how presidents are chosen.
The election trades a small tax bill today for a fixed measuring date on founder stock — and the statute gives you 30 days from transfer, with no general power for the IRS to forgive a late filing.
Valentina Sokolov
ARLINGTON , Va. ( AFNS ) -- The U.S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2024 Selective Retention Bonus list , effective Oct. 1 . The FY24 SRB program consists of 73 Air Force Specialty Codes , and none were removed from last year ’ s program.If an Airman ’
Henrik Larsen
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU ) and ACLU of Idaho filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today in Idaho and Moyle , et al . v. United States . The case was previously brought to the Supreme Court
Aleksandr Komarov
Meta's new Meta One subscription hub launched in May 2026 with a pricier verification tier for creators, but Meta says it isn't replacing Meta Verified yet, so both routes currently lead to the same blue checkmark.
Lena Fischer
Oval Office 11:48 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT BIDEN : Got everybody ? Well , Mr. Prime Minister , welcome to the White House . We were just talking very briefly that I spent a little time in Slovenia early on , and it ’ s a beautiful , beautiful country .
Alexandria Lucas
The Constitution hands redistricting to state legislatures, but 18 states now route some or all of the job through a commission instead.
Henrik Larsen
12:42 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT : Good afternoon . ( Applause . ) And welcome — ( applause ) — welcome to the first-ever White House brunch to — in celebration of Black excellence . ( Applause . ) AUDIENCE : Thank you , Joe ! Thank you , Joe
Valentina Sokolov