I kept praying that it wouldn’t close,” one food worker said. While furloughed federal employees will see backpay, contractors don’t have a guarantee.

The government shutdown comes over a year before the midterm elections and prompted quite the blame game between Democrats and Republicans.

The partial government shutdown led federal courts to temporarily pause some federal court challenges to Trump administration policies.

Democratic holdouts seek a commitment on expiring health insurance tax credits, limits to White House rescissions.

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly views a clip of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speech to generals and admirals in the Russell Building on Wednesday.

Some inspector general websites were down across the federal government on the first day of the partial government shutdown Wednesday.

A competitive House race has gotten more complicated with GOP Rep. David Schweikert planning to run for Arizona governor.

The Supreme Court said the Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her post until it hears arguments in the case about President Trump's attempt to fire her.

Democrats want to reverse a recent change that made certain groups of “lawfully present” immigrants no longer eligible for subsidies.

Former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost a second-term bid in 2022, is seeking a comeback to Congress, this time from Florida.

The DOT is withholding funds for two New York City projects, blaming Democrats Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries for the government shutdown.

A government shutdown became unavoidable after the Senate again rejected a House-passed funding patch and adjourned until Wednesday.