Paper checks were already dying a slow death. President Donald Trump on March 25 signed an executive order mandating that all federal departments and agencies end their use of paper checks and switch ...

The Federal Reserve is considering scaling back or ending paper check processing as digital payments rise. Experts warn the ...

In late 2025, President Donald Trump discussed a $2,000 stimulus check. Here's whether the stimulus check was approved and ...

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The Federal Reserve is asking the public to weigh in on the future of its check-processing operations, signaling that significant cutbacks may be on the table as the use of paper checks in the United ...

Months after the federal government stopped issuing and accepting paper checks for most of its business, the Federal Reserve announced it’s considering a slowdown of those services as well. In a ...

US bank holidays: 11 federal days including New Year's Jan 1, MLK Jan 19, July 4 observed July 3, Thanksgiving Nov 26. Full ...

Your Social Security number, driver's license photo and other data will be accessible to Homeland Security under new Iowa agreement with the agency.

Thank goodness for state governments. One of the most underappreciated stories in 2025 was the role states played in checking federal overreach. As the Trump administration barreled through norms, rul ...

The Trump administration will soon begin garnishing wages from some student loan borrowers who are in default. The Education ...

While the president has the authority to grant leave, it is usually announced just before the Christmas holiday.