The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a defense by President Donald Trump's administration of the government's authority to limit the processing of asylum claims at ports of entry along the U.

Tennessee is set to appeal the decision in order to keep the National Guard in Memphis as part of the ongoing task force.

Senate lawmakers have taken the first step toward voting on a deal that would fully reopen the government. Here's the latest as of Monday, Nov. 10.

Government researchers are heading back to work, but questions about the size of research-budget cuts will extend into next year.

A US federal judge says "investigative missteps" and "government misconduct" may have tainted the Trump administration's criminal case against former FBI director James Comey. In a 24-page opinion, Judge William Fitzpatrick ordered justice department lawyers to release grand jury materials,

An amateur astronomer has accidentally uncovered a series of puzzling radio signals coming from SpaceX's government-operated "Starshield" network. The signals overlap with protected frequencies and could disrupt other nearby spacecraft,

When President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia's crown prince this week over the 2018 killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he did more than just stir renewed accusations from critics of an affinity toward strongmen.

The longest government shutdown in history could end after Speaker Mike Johnson called House representatives back into session after a nearly eight-week absence.

The US military deployment in the Caribbean is receiving logistical and diplomatic support from multiple Latin American countries, ranging from limited assistance to open cooperation with to US forces.

The longest government shutdown in US history is coming to an end, but it could take days — and in some cases a week or more — before normal operations resume.