We're here to tell you that, yes, this time is different. The government shutdown will (probably) actually matter.

On the first day of early voting in Virginia this month, former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger urged her fellow party ...

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted days after President Donald Trump said the attorney general should prosecute his political enemies. Trump has reacted to the indictment of former FBI ...

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

Belcher notes that Republicans have played a key role in several shutdowns in recent years and paid little price politically. And he notes that Democrats have a simple message: “Donald Trump told ...

Potential government shutdowns seem to happen every few months. But this time, the stakes feel especially high. Democrats are getting pressure from their base to stand up to President Donald Trump; in ...

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 ...

There are more than 37,000 federal employees in the state of Missouri that could be impacted, as well as certain state agencies' funding, if Congress doesn't pass a budget bill.

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

Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown that the Trump White House has threatened ...

UHERO economists say the state is feeling the impacts of federal policies like job cuts, immigration crackdowns, and new ...

Lawmakers must pass a funding bill by the end of September, or the government will shut down. Republicans and Democrats are ...