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Three European allies have been pressing the Trump administration to get back money they sent to the United States to help low-income countries.

Thousands of federal workers have been abruptly fired and rehired, but some remain in the dark about what comes next.

The National Archives and Records Administration posted more than 63,000 pages of files relating to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Tuesday night.

NBC Washington asked government workers and contractors to weigh in on the impact of DOGE cuts. Some said they feel like “a punch in the gut.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) shared their thoughts on the upcoming vote on the Republican continuing resolution.

House Republicans have unveiled a 99-page spending bill that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30. It would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels. Congress must act by midnight Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is teeing up the bill for a vote this coming...

The CIA has started to fire recently hired officers, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

The House of Representatives voted Thursday to censure  Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. The Republican-controlled body voted 224-198, including 10 Democrats in favor of approving the resolution.

Here’s what it means to be censured in Congress.

Millions of people around the world are today feeling the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze international aid for 90 days and shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development, by far the largest provider of foreign assistance around the world.

As the Trump administration fires federal employees, lays them off and urges them to resign, officials in the D.C. area are offering resources for workers.

FBI Director Kash Patel instructed agents and support staff not to respond to the demand, telling them in an email, “For now, please pause any responses.”

FBI Director Kash Patel instructed agents and support staff not to respond to the demand, telling them, “For now, please pause any responses.” News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

As mass firings ramp up across the federal government, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin promoted open jobs in the commonwealth. “Our federal workforce is not at fault here. But the reality is, any CEO who steps into a position where there is an organization that has got such deep financial challenges is gonna have to make change,” he said. News4’s Juliana...

The Department of Government Efficiency, commonly known as DOGE, is an initiative led by Elon Musk with a goal to ”maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.”

Federal agencies each have their own internal watchdogs — known as inspectors general — meant to hunt for misuse of taxpayer dollars. More than a dozen of them have been fired by the Trump administration.

A viral social media post that appears to show hundreds of homes hitting the market in the D.C. area after federal worker layoffs is bogus, real estate experts confirmed to News4. The post shows dozens of new houses on the market in the areas of Arlington County and Falls Church, Virginia. It suggests that President Donald Trump and Elon...

Real estate agents say there’s no reason to panic sell your home. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

The Senate has confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence.

Thousands of federal workers are turning back to in-person work on Monday after President Trump’s executive order. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports from the Navy Yard in DC and talks to a federal worker about how traffic has changed already.