“The shutdown is always a concern for companies, especially when they’re dealing with the FDA for product approvals, or they’re dealing with certain government agencies,” said BTIG analyst Ryan Zimmerman, referring to the Food and Drug Administration. “When these companies are really dependent on that, it can be problematic for them.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday meant to override state regulations on artificial intelligence. The order is intended to boost the AI industry, which has been eager for a national law rolling back state regulations governing the fast-moving technology.

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. With travel delays looming going into the Thanksgiving holiday and SNAP benefits at risk, seven Democrats and one ...

While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades since the question was first asked by the National Election Study, and it is lower than it was last year (22%).

Ukrainian leaders blame independent advisers for failing to prevent graft. A Times investigation found that President Volodymyr Zelensky’s own administration removed guardrails.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up.

Frustration is common across the political spectrum regardless of which party holds the presidency. But the shares of Republicans and Democrats feeling anger and contentment shift dramatically depending on who’s in the White House.

Colorado gained 500 jobs in September, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which published its first state job update since the U.S. government reopened last month.

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Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.