Federal government

Can fine wine be far behind?

The auto bailout cost taxpayers $9 billion. Was it worth it? Mostly.

The website Regulations.gov breaks it down.

Robotics and A.I. are challenging to govern. Should we leave it to the experts?

Some hotels set their rates based on the federal standard.

Why did President Obama choose $10.10 as the new minimum wage for federal contractors? And, wait, which federal workers are paid minimum wage?

So many metaphors have been used to describe the government shutdown. Do they help at all?

A cadre of so-called "debt-limit deniers" says it’s no big deal if the U.S. fails to raise its borrowing limit.

Whenever debates over the budget rage in Washington, leaders can't help but say the government should balance their budget as well as a household. But that analogy might not always hold water.

A Senate committee on governmental affairs looks at 380 ways “to make Washington more efficient.” What’s likely to be the fate of this cost-cutting initiative?