The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a ...

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

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

SNAP/CalFresh programs may immediately lose funding and cease to operate on Nov. 1 should Congress not reconvene to reopen ...

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

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

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

• Shutdown-related firings begin: More than 4,000 federal employees have been given layoff notices as the shutdown is ongoing ...

Moderna Inc said on Monday its experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second U.S. company in a week to ...

30, 2026, lawmakers have crafted a K-12 education budget ... included $7.6 billion from the Department of Health and Human Services, $690.7 million from the Department of Labor and Economic ...

The American Hospital Association statement for the record to the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing “Bad Medicine: Closing Loopholes that Kill American Patients.” ...