During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational.

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to go out. Seniors who rely on Medicare coverage can still go see their ...

There’s a new level of uncertainty about how things will unfold, both because of the politics surrounding the stalemate and because of the policies of the Trump administration.

"Only the minimum number of civilian employees necessary to carry out excepted activities will be excepted from furlough," according to DoD's contingency plan.

Laurent Lant, 55, of Cibolo, was arrested last week after he had booked a flight from Atlanta to Paris, according to a criminal complaint affidavit.

The U.S. government is once again on the verge of a shutdown. For the 21st time in the past 50 years, all federal agencies will run out of money at midnight on Tuesday — unless Congress acts to stop ...

Tina Petrow, a two-term councillor first elected in 2017, is running for mayor in the Oct. 20 municipal election. Petrow has lived in Airdrie since 2012 and served as chair of council’s Community and ...

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Multifamily lending risk extends beyond borrower credit scores or interest rates. Increasingly, mortgage professionals recognize how builders and property managers shape lending risk in the ...

The Birmingham firm plans to grow its client base in the Southeast and Northeast from the Charlotte office.

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