Government And Institutions

A Republican representative who met with USPS Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale on Wednesday said Barksdale confirmed the agency is combing through Americans’ social media posts for a covert intelligence mission.

The U.S. trade deficit rose to a record high in March due to strong domestic demand and government aid, while pandemic worries have also started to fade.

The battering to Wall Street banks from Archegos Capital Management topped $10 billion after UBS Group AG and Nomura Holdings Inc. reported fresh hits caused by the fund’s collapse.

Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Republican, announced Monday that the state will give out $100 savings bonds to every state resident between 16 and 35 who gets vaccinated from COVID-19.

Leaders of the nation’s largest law-enforcement organizations and unions said they would air their concerns directly to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday over the Justice Department’s broad civil-rights probe into the Minneapolis Police Department.

Republicans are demanding answers on Thursday after it was reported that the Postal Service’s elite police unit combs through Americans’ social media accounts for alarming posts.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who has in recent years become an increasingly loud proponent of marijuana legalization, said on the Senate floor Tuesday that "the time has come" to end federal prohibition of the drug.

Representatives for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday hit back against reports claiming that public resources may have been improperly used to publish and promote his book about leadership during the pandemic, after the state comptroller referred the allegations to the New York Attorney General.

Government watchdogs are warning Americans to stop using a popular Peloton treadmill, but the company is disputing officials’ take on the situation.

Concerns over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine prompted J&J to reach out to rival vaccine makers to study the risks of blood clots and address concerns, but only AstraZeneca agreed to join efforts.

A behind-schedule and over-budget rail project in Hawaii that got $70 million in the coronavirus stimulus package is now angling for more federal money to close a $3.68 billion funding gap.

As much as $1 trillion a year in federal taxes may be going unpaid because of errors, fraud and lack of resources to enforce collections adequately, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Charles Rettig, told lawmakers Tuesday.

After J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine is linked to blood clots, Moderna says its version is safe.

The FDA and CDC will pause J&J's COVID-19 vaccine over links to blood clots in multiple women.

The USPS announced in early March it was offering voluntary early retirement to eligible non-union administrative employees as it worked to restructure the organization after a tumultuous year.

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine batch was discarded after not meeting specifications and quality standards at an Emergent BioSolutions plant.

President Biden's $2.5 trillion infrastructure plan includes the House-passed Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which awaits a Senate vote.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents the gun industry, will participate in the meeting as will several firearms manufacturers.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday announced a 10-year plan for the U.S. Postal Service that includes longer mail delivery times and cuts to worker hours.

Authorities claim that this is a problem that wouldn't exist in neighboring states.