• Shutdown-related firings begin: White House budget chief Russell Vought announced the government has started firing federal workers as the shutdown drags on. So far, it appears the Departments of ...

The government shutdown is now expected to extend into next week. Congress still appears to be deadlocked on a funding plan, and the Senate isn’t scheduled to hold any votes until next Tuesday. A ...

The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan.

Bondi continuously deflected questions from Democrats on controversial issues, including the Jeffery Epstein files, ...

The government has been shut down for more than a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan. Follow here for the latest.

The federal government shutdown is now nearing the one-week mark, with no end to the impasse in sight. Follow for live updates.

• No votes tonight: The Senate won’t vote on any government funding bills this evening. That means the shutdown will continue into tomorrow, when another round of votes on proposals to reopen the ...

Our live coverage of the government shutdown has ended for the day. Read more here or in the posts below. The American Federation of Government Employees and the American Federation of State, County ...

• Shutdown, day 4: Lawmakers left Washington for the weekend appearing no closer to a deal to fund the federal government. Democrats are at an impasse with Republicans and President Donald Trump over ...

• The latest: Two proposals to fund the government — one from Democrats, one from Republicans — both failed in the Senate tonight. The government shutdown is now poised to slide into its seventh day ...