The Pentagon is preparing for its in-house DOGE team to examine almost half a million contracts and grants in a bid to trim waste. More than 400,000 open contracts and grants will be scrutinized for ...

A reduction at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting this month looks all but assured after August’s labor market data. By Colby Smith Colby Smith covers the Federal Reserve. A weaker than expected jobs ...

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by at least a quarter percent this week, dropping its federal funds rate to between 4 and 4.25 percent. What will that mean for gold and silver?

The U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is meeting this week, and the big question on everyone's mind is what they'll do with interest rates. It's widely expected that they'll ...

With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals about next steps: ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...