In a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be ...

The Senate on Tuesday rejected a potential funding deal for the eighth time, guaranteeing that the government shutdown that ...

We’re still waiting on lawmakers to reach a deal to reopen the government, but the coming weeks could yield news on the ...

This follows Health and Social Services Department lead Josette Manning's departure, which took effect Oct. 1.

Over the weekend, hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, a move that former CDC ...

In Part One of the Mercury’s Pulse Check series, we examine the challenges that were roiling the state health department even ...

Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.

One estimate from Oxford Economics said a shutdown reduces economic growth by 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points per week. A ...

Several major health agencies in Texas are under review by the state's sunset commission — including the Department of State ...

Children can stay on a parent’s FEHB or PSHB plan until 26, but understanding the 31-day extension, conversion options and ...

Over the weekend, roughly 1,300 employees at the CDC received notices they were fired. As the Trump administration realized ...

State health investigators found the sterile processing department left hundreds of contaminated surgical instrument sets ...