The government shutdown is now the second-longest funding lapse in modern history, stretching into Day 22 on Wednesday.

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

The Senate on Wednesday is slated to vote on the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government for the 12th time ...

Most Americans are yet to feel the pain, too. Less than 2% of the country’s jobs are in the federal government. The usual ...

Healthcare insurance premiums are expected to rise as SNAP benefits could be halted if the Government does not reopen before ...

President Donald Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White House amid the ongoing government shutdown, while Democrats ...

More than three weeks into the federal government shutdown, Hill Republicans are debating whether or not to change their ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech to protest what he calls President Donald Trump’s ...

Over a million federal workers go unpaid during the government shutdown as lawmakers continue to receive salaries amid funding disputes.

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 ...

The delay could impact more than 260,000 households across the state that depend on SNAP to supplement their monthly food ...

The top two Democratic leaders have requested a meeting with Trump after the last one went sideways. Some Republicans say it wouldn't hurt for him to engage more but doubt he will.