WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it has fired 70 foreign contract researchers after a national security ...

Harvard University anticipates a potential $1 billion annual loss due to Trump administration policies, including research ...

The Priest River Experimental Forest is one of two research forests in North Idaho. The other is Deception Creek, east of ...

Maryland senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are urging the Trump administration to restore lifeguard staffing​ ...

When 5 p.m. arrives at the Priest River Experimental Forest, it’s time to check the weather. Each day, as afternoon turns into evening, the U.S. Forest Service research staffer based at the ...

The Wake County Public School System has begun a new hiring freeze for certain positions after being projected to lose more ...

In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as ...

State and local officials are calling out federal forecasters amid deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the extended Fourth of July weekend. The criticism comes, as funding cuts and ...

By the time the hiring freeze lifts this fall, agencies will have been largely unable to hire new federal employees or fill vacant roles for nine months.

The hiring freeze doesn’t apply to military members, or civilian positions dealing with immigration enforcement, national security or public safety.

Most agencies will now face a moratorium on hiring at least through mid-October after Trump issues his third freeze order.

One week before a hiring freeze for federal agencies was set to be lifted, President Donald Trump’s administration has ...