Mass firings of federal workers begin as Trump administration pressures Democrats during government shutdown. Escalating political tensions.

GOP senators have been unable to heave the House bill to passage, blocked by most of the Democrats, who are refusing to reopen the government as they demand health care funds for insurance subsidies ...

The federal government shutdown is raising anxiety levels among service members and their families because those in uniform ...

Since his arrest last month by immigration agents, the public has grappled with how Ian Roberts became a public schools leader despite lacking authorization to work in the U.S., a history of ...

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks ...

The Trump administration sees the shutdown as an opening to wield greater power over the budget, with multiple officials ...

Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop ...

Rate cuts by the Fed can lower borrowing costs, over time, for things like mortgages, auto loans, and business loans, ...

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan. The agency said Wednesday most ...

Democrats say fallout from the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics during the shutdown of the federal government could ...