During an interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) scolded co-anchor Becky Quick for blaming the government shutdown on Democrats. Volcano erupts for first time ...

EVERETT, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared an emergency proclamation as a result of a shutdown of the Olympic Pipeline following a fuel leak near Everett. On Wednesday, Ferguson announced the ...

Seattle — Washington state's governor declared an emergency Wednesday to ensure enough jet fuel gets to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a leak shut down a major fuel pipeline. The order ...

The government shutdown ended on Nov. 12 after 43 days. According to the official White House government shutdown clock, the historic impasse ended on Tuesday. While the federal government shutdown ...

In a dramatic twist of political defections and contentious concessions, the longest ever federal shutdown came to a close late last Wednesday as Congress finally managed to agree on a deal to reopen ...

Joseph Emerson was sentenced to time served in his federal case. A former Alaska Airlines pilot will avoid prison time for trying to shut down the engines of a passenger plane in midair from a cockpit ...

This week the government reopened after the longest closure in the nation’s history. Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss how moderate lawmakers brokered a deal with Senate ...

President Trump signs a spending package to reopen the government, shortly after the Republican-led House approved the measure. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The House voted late Wednesday to pass ...

Editor's note: This story aired before the House passed a bill to end the shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump. SAN ANTONIO – After staving off attempts at a statewide THC ban, the ...

President Trump formally brought the longest government shutdown in history to an end on Wednesday night when he signed a funding bill to reopen the government, which had been shuttered for a ...

As lawmakers work to finalize a deal to reopen the government, aviation officials warn that the effects of the shutdown won’t disappear overnight and could drag into the busy holiday season.

The end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally in sight, with the House of Representatives set to vote on a federal funding bill later Wednesday evening. House lawmakers are set ...