During a shutdown, recreational facilities funded by the federal government would be forced to close, leaving travelers and ...

The White House has issued a memo demanding federal agencies fire workers not aligned with the president's agenda if a ...

Seniors are enjoying the lowest poverty rates in decades, while children endure the highest, highlighting a growing divide.

Congress and the White House have days to fund the government and avert a disruptive and potentially costly lapse in funding.

Here’s hoping it sparks a bit more interest in what else is pushing our national debt toward the $40 trillion mark.

The government runs out of funding as the clock strikes midnight from Tuesday, Sept. 30 to Wednesday, Oct. 1. To avoid that shutdown, Congress must pass either a short-term funding bill, called a ...

As of Sept. 30, you'll need a bank account to access most federal payments, like Social Security, Social Security Disability ...

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

The North Carolina legislature has approved a criminal justice package in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian ...

Democrats are demanding that Republicans extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. They're willing to shut down the government to do it.

A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1 as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have not yet come to an agreement on funding.

Representative Greg Casar says that the Trump administration is an alliance of the superwealthy and the right-wing and that ...