The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending ...

The federal government ran out of money after a Democratic-backed spending bill that would have extended health care ...

The Washington area is already struggling from Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers. The shutdown will severely compound ...

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the federal shutdown.

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs ...

The government has officially shut down. The OMB warned that a new wave of federal worker firings could be imminent.

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to ...

Maryland lawmakers were warned Tuesday of the potential of tens of millions in lost economic activity and revenue under the ...

The government shutdown means further disruption for the US Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go home while others, including active-duty troops, will have to work without ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House for a meeting with President ...