President Trump is deploying the D.C. National Guard and taking temporary control of the city's police force, marking a significant escalation in his long-running threats to federalize the nation's ...

Washington — The U.S. government reopened Wednesday, Nov. 12, after a record-breaking 43-day-long shutdown that began Wednesday, Oct. 1, as President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to ...

Some of the more than 2,000 National Guard troops on duty in Washington, D.C., are now armed, part of a crackdown that President Trump once again claimed was needed to help curb crime in the city.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joseph J. Thorndike writes about tax history. The government shutdown is now history. In the annals of government dysfunction, it ...

At midnight Oct. 1, the U.S. government shut down after Congress failed to agree on funding. Democrats and Republicans were deadlocked over health care subsidies and spending cuts, leaving hundreds of ...

Laura Beers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

President Trump supports the US Steel-Nippon Steel deal, contingent on a 'golden share' granting government control. Golden shares give the US government significant influence, reminiscent of past ...