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A top White House official said Friday that she is “not optimistic” about avoiding a partial government shutdown starting after Jan. 19.

Washington is laying down rules for the use of seemingly mundane AI that could, in fact, be incredibly dangerous, says professor of philosophy Seth Lazar

How onetime budget wonk Russ Vought joined the culture war — and built a strategic plan for conservatives in exile

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are turning to a select group of negotiators to help broker a deal to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and avoid the economic carnage that would ensue if a deal is not reached soon

President Joe Biden named Neera Tanden, a top source of GOP criticism, to be his top domestic policy adviser.

How your race and ethnicity are reported for the U.S. census, federal surveys and other forms may change. That could affect data used to redraw voting maps, enforce civil rights and guide research.

I submitted this comment to OMB. I am the author of the recent book, Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America (Bombardier Books 2022). This comment is in opposition to the proposal to create a new MENA racial classification. The most obvious problem is that "Middle East and…

The federal Office of Management and Budget has requested comments on several proposals to change the official federal racial and ethnic classifications. One proposal is to merge the ethnic question (are you Hispanic/Latino or not?) with the racial one (are you black/African American, white, Asian American, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander?),…

Americans have long had an intense conversation about what race and ethnicity says about who they are