The amendment by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana was approved by voice vote to an annual defense authorization bill that passed the Senate late Thursday ...

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

The government shutdown entered its 10th day Friday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan. Follow live updates.

• Shutdown-related firings begin: White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the government has started firing federal workers as the shutdown drags on. So far, it appears the Departments of ...

The federal government shutdown dragged on Thursday after Republican and Democratic bills to reopen the government failed again.

With the consequences of a government shutdown setting in, senators labored Thursday to find a way forward but found themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two ...

The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan.

The caller, who was identified as a Republican and a military spouse, said she wouldn't be able to afford her children's medication if the shutdown continues.

A self-described Republican voter has given House Speaker Mike Johnson a grim reminder of the consequences of a prolonged government shutdown. "My kids could die," a woman, calling herself Samantha ...

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told . The indictment Thursday is the ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders will give remarks Friday morning as the government shutdown stretched into a 10th day. Johnson, who rebuffed requests to bring the House ...

The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal government. And they haven’t been back in working session since.