With a potential government shutdown looming, the White House is threatening mass layoffs of federal workers if Democrats don't pass a Republican-supported continuing resolution to fund the government ...

The federal government will shut down Wednesday unless Congress can pass a short-term funding measure, something that ...

Senate Democrats who have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump have settled on a bold, one-step strategy if ...

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: As Democrats such as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries excoriated President Donald Trump yesterday for ...

The Morgan County Courthouse will completely shut down for at least a month in February in the midst of a $12 million renovation. "We're shutting down because we've got to completely shut down the ...

US government shutdowns have become so common in recent decades that every federal agency has a playbook for how to implement them.

Will Grand Canyon and other national parks in Arizona remain open if federal government funding runs out on Oct. 1? What visitors should know.

The Benue State government has warned citizens against patronising unlicensed hospitals and clinics, describing it as a "suicide mission".

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week ...

If the government undergoes a partial shutdown on Oct. 1, essential federal services will continue but others will be limited or stopped.

The shutdown fight has left Democrats with few options, and none of them are good. Faced with President Trump’s refusal to negotiate, they can either cave after weeks of tough talk and support the ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown ...