Lawmakers have until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget. If they don't, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that ...

Shutdowns have long been immaterial for the stock and bond markets, but there’s a risk now that a political confrontation ...

Republicans are starting to falter on the hardline stance about the government shutdown, according to a House GOP conference ...

Shutdown brinkmanship exposes how rare real cuts are. Congress must use these moments to cut spending and regulation, not ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US hit the debt ceiling set by Congress on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government open and escalating pressure ...

Despite Trump's prior comments, the White House has asked to raise the ceiling. — -- While President Donald Trump has spent much of his first six months in office attempting to roll back many of ...