Jacob Bogage

A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

The Congressional Budget Office formulates economic projections for lawmakers, and every bill taken up in Congress gets a CBO “score” of how much it would add to the national debt.

The ongoing federal shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 34 days set in President Donald Trump's first term.

Officials must act “as soon as possible,” a federal judge in Rhode Island said. A Massachusetts judge also told the administration to consider contingency funds.

Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.

The Agriculture Department has $5.5 billion in backup funds for food stamp benefits but says it can’t use them.

President Donald Trump has used the federal shutdown to seize control of spending from Congress and mold much of the government to his liking. Now the lone agency with the power to push back on those moves may be running out of time to try it.

The Trump administration is pushing to make it easier to launch criminal tax investigations.

President Donald Trump has used the shutdown to make unprecedented changes to the federal government.

The administration is finding ways to pay troops and for government work Trump favors while targeting “Democrat programs” for layoffs or closures.