Some of the most prominent liberals in Congress are seething at an emerging deal to end the 35-day funding stalemate without a clear win for their party, showcasing a massive splinter within the ...

The Senate on Tuesday will take up another vote on a stopgap funding bill that could reopen the government after the lapse ...

The federal judge in Illinois who ordered federal agents to limit aggressive tactics against protesters is known for her stern tone and an extensive career in civil and criminal litigation.

Native American leaders warned senators last week that mass layoffs and potential benefit lapses are making this government shutdown more painful for their communities and insisted that the federal ...

The government shutdown is on the verge of becoming the longest in US history — and lawmakers still have no idea how much longer it will go.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Department of Agriculture to tap its emergency funds to keep the program feeding millions of Americans afloat amid the government shutdown. U.S. District ...

The top two Republicans in Congress are showing no interest in taking the unprecedented step of ending the legislative ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP ...

Our live coverage of the government shutdown has concluded for the day. Please scroll through the posts below to learn about Thursday’s developments as well as other news involving the Trump ...

Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey argued in a filing Thursday that the indictment against their client is too ...

An American teenager held in an Israeli prison without trial for more than eight months will remain in detention for at least another week and a half, despite growing pressure from US lawmakers for ...

The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education ...