William Marshall speaks during a West Virginia legislative meeting in December 2023. President Trump is appointing Marshall to head the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (Will Price / West Virginia ...

William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that ...

The legal resistance to President Donald Trump’s second term is in full swing with more than 120 lawsuits filed since Jan. 20 by states, advocacy groups and individuals targeting his executive orders ...

The office that administers the federal court system said that as of Monday, the judiciary will not have funding to sustain “full, paid operations.” By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington The ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is rolling out a sweeping change to the federal retirement process, a move that is expected to significantly reduce the time it takes for government ...

A federal judge seized control of New York City’s troubled jail system Tuesday — ordering that an outside official be brought in to clean up Rikers Island and other lockups. The 77-page order by ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly 18 months after the first of six guilty verdicts, the federal government has made good on its pledge to move some of California’s allegedly most dangerous inmates into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a consultant on white-collar crime and former convicted felon. Most all federal inmates will one day leave prison and most ...

Federal court officials said Thursday that the judicial branch is taking steps to improve online security – including for sensitive case documents – after “escalated cyberattacks” aimed at its case ...

Scott Kupor, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on ...

The Federal Reserve affects you in more ways than you might think. From interest rates to the employment rate, here are all the ways the Fed affects daily life.

The chair of the Federal Reserve oversees the U.S. banking system and helps steer monetary policy. The chair's salary is set ...