The building strain on lawmakers to end the impasse was exemplified by the nation's largest federal employee union calling on Congress to immediately pass a funding bill and end the shutdown.

After Netanyahu said he was blocking all aid from entering Gaza in response, and unleashed a bombing campaign, the administration conveyed to Israel that they know what happened. Netanyahu then ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on ...

As the federal government shutdown reaches the one-month mark, Lisa Desjardins reports on the progress toward a resolution and the growing consequences of the continuing closure.

As the government shutdown continues, several key programs are at risk. One of them is Head Start, the federal program that provides early childhood education, health and food support for low-income ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown barreling toward the date when funding ...

On the global stage, while speaking to U.S. troops in Japan Tuesday, Trump suggested that he may soon escalate his ongoing ...

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also ...