The ongoing federal government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history. The government partially shut down Oct. 1 due to a budget impasse when Congress failed to agree on appropriations for the new ...

Milwaukee's Common Council on Tuesday voted to shut down ELMNT Lounge. The bar's attorney said it sets a problematic precedent for other bar owners. Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84 Trump ...

The federal government shutdown enters its 27th day as President Trump remains in Asia for trade talks. Funding for food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC is set to run out on November 1, ...

The latest in an intermittent series looking back at groundbreaking, newsmaking, appalling and amusing events in government history. The Federal Trade Commission, like other federal agencies, posted a ...

Republican Sen. Ryan Fattman shut down the Senate’s session after just a few minutes Monday morning, saying he hoped to “send a message” about the Healey administration pointedly blaming President ...

Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer. Mr. Stephens is an Opinion columnist. Frank Bruni: Greetings, Bret. I’m especially eager to hear your thoughts this week because this is our last ...

The government shutdown now enters its fourth week. Will Democrats finally play hard ball? We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your podcast feeds ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) shut down Democrats’ offer to end the shutdown on Friday as a “non-starter” that “doesn’t even get close” after a proposal to extend Obamacare tax credits in ...

Monday marks the beginning of the work week and Day 27 of the federal government shutdown, which affects all but the most essential services, as President Donald Trump remains in Asia until Thursday, ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. President Donald Trump’s theory of executive power does not lend much weight to the views of his predecessors—especially those who happen to be Democrats. But as ...

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans were set to go hungry this weekend after Senate Democrats blocked a government funding bill 13 times in six weeks — keeping vital food programs offline ahead of the ...