Economy Dec 10 U.S. government deficit down 17 percent from same period a year ago By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
World Sep 10 Lebanon’s new prime minister pledges to stabilize economic meltdown The new government headed by billionaire businessman Najib Mikati was announced Friday by the office of President Michel Aoun. By Zeina Karam, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press
Economy Dec 10 U.S. budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year The Treasury Department reported Thursday that with two months gone in the budget year, the deficit totaled $429.3 billion, up from $343.3 billion in last year's October-November period. By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Politics Apr 16 Lawmakers across U.S. move to include young people in voting Lawmakers in more than a dozen states are trying to increase voter participation by targeting young people. By Sophia Bollag, Associated Press
Nation Jan 25 Government bites back: Civil servants troll Trump, leak info WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent much of his campaign bashing the federal government, a system he described as awash in "waste fraud and abuse." Now, the bureaucracy is biting back. By Lisa Lerer and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press
Feb 05 Watch 4:34 Has the U.S. motto become ‘In Nothing We Trust’? By PBS NewsHour Only 19 percent of American trust the government to do the right thing most of the time, according to a recent Pew Research poll, down from 77 percent in 1964. This lack of trust isn’t limited to the government --… Continue watching
Jan 29 How Donald Trump made my students take politics more seriously By Anne La Pietra Anne La Pietra teaches government at Urbandale High School in Iowa and discusses what it's like to go "first," how Donald Trump has made her students more politically-engaged than ever before. Continue reading
Jun 27 Liberal justices prevail in high-profile SCOTUS cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court term that is nearing its end shows how silence can signal success. With a notable paucity of dissents and not a single word to say about same-sex marriage, health care or housing discrimination, the court's liberal justices… Continue reading
Jun 04 Massive data breach could affect every federal agency By Ken Dilanian and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the entire federal workforce could be at risk this time. Continue reading
May 19 Feds propose plan to bolster decline in bees By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The federal government hopes to reverse America's declining honeybee and monarch butterfly populations by making more federal land bee-friendly, spending more money on research and considering the use of less pesticides. Continue reading