The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending ...

The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty. President Donald Trump and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive stuff cuts and dramatic shifts in ...

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs ...

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the federal shutdown.

The government shutdown means further disruption for the US Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid ...

Active-duty troops and National Guard members on missions will continue to work with the promise of back pay after Congress ...

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to ...

Ahead of the looming government shutdown​, the Department of Housing and Urban Development posted a banner in large font on ...

Washington's political gridlock is expected to inflict wide-ranging miseries for Americans, as anything deemed non-essential ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President ...

Both Republican and Democratic proposals that would have funded the government past Tuesday failed in the Senate, all but ...