Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

A woman has been arrested after the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) said she prepared 43 fraudulent tax returns for taxpayers.

Billionaire Elon Musk is at the center of cutting federal spending for Donald Trump, but the president urged him to use a scalpel rather than hatchet.