Federal agencies reopen and employees return to work after shutdown ends
The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30.
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The government is starting to reopen after President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30.
A House committee released emails from Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions about what President Trump may have known about the sex trafficking operation. WBZ-TV's Tammy Mutasa reports.
President Trump signed a government funding package at the White House late Wednesday, formally ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with the government's new orders.
On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.
Dozens of flights at Logan Airport in Boston were canceled Friday and Saturday as cuts ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began due to the government shutdown. WBZ-TV's Brandon Truitt reports.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday froze, for now, a lower court order that required the Trump administration to swiftly provide full SNAP benefits to roughly 42 million Americans.
The FAA's plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown will hit some of the nation's busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, according to a list released by the agency.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was re-elected to a second term in office Tuesday, as she ran unopposed in the 2025 election.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
Today is Election Day for 55 cities and towns across Massachusetts.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture told a federal court that it will tap into a contingency fund to allow states to issue partial SNAP benefits.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, a Democrat, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 2, 2025.
WBZ-TV's Political Analyst Jon Keller is joined by Politico reporter Kelly Garrity and Massterlist reporter Gin Dumcius to discuss why local elections matter just as much as high-profile ones.
Two federal judges on Friday said the Trump administration must tap into contingency funds to make SNAP payments during the government shutdown.
