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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that construction backlog fell to 8.1 months in November, the lowest level since February 2024, with the sharpest declines among smaller contractors and ...

Protesters leave signs reading "Solidarity" and "General strike" in front of 630 Sansome immigration court on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by Mariana Garcia. The city’s immigration court has the largest ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has completely eliminated the backlog of CHAMPVA applications, ending years of delays that left thousands of Veteran spouses, dependents, survivors, and caregivers ...

The U.S. government is getting back up to speed after the longest government shutdown in history. Airports have resumed their full schedules, which is a relief to anyone who’s planning to fly this ...

The House will return to a full, five-day week of session this week after ending the longest government shutdown in United States history — and nearly eight weeks of absences on Capitol Hill have put ...

Dozens of immigration judges have been fired by the Trump administration with no explanation. From coast to coast, nearly four dozen judges have lost their positions as the courts face a record ...

The federal government’s backlog of pending retirement claims hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month, as tens of thousands of federal workers who accepted the Trump ...

The current environment for large mergers and acquisitions is quite “constructive” for 2026 and 2027, particularly in the US, according to the chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The ...

SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer's (EMBR3.SA), opens new tab firm order backlog stood at a record $31.3 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 38% from a year earlier, ...

The contractual backlogs reported by major cloud computing companies of late add up to more than $1 trillion. Huge investments in additional AI infrastructure will be needed to satisfy this backlog.