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The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that federal agencies would lose $400 million each day during a shutdown.

Pausing federal funding creates another hardship for municipalities who are also reeling from infrastructure grants being clawed back by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said despite the near term cloudiness to economic projections, he does expect inflation to resume its downward trajectory next year and reach the Fed's 2% inflation target in the coming years.

At The Bond Buyer's infrastructure conference, panelists speculate about the reliability of federal funds under the current administration.

Bond attorneys are pondering language governing tax-exempt bonds used to finance spaceports.

Republicans established the fund to ease pressure on rural providers facing Medicaid and ACA insurance cuts.

Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald Trump's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application.

How Congress and the Trump administration navigate the next several months carries implications for municipal issuers and investors.

Housing advocates are resuming a fracas with the federal government over Build America, Buy America requirements they claim are slowing down efforts to build more affordable housing, which relies on private activity bonds.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it has achieved a hiring goal for new air traffic controllers as the threat of a government shutdown looms in the background.