• 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.

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.

• Shutdown latest: The government has now been shut down for over a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan. The Senate again failed to advance competing proposals from Democrats ...

• 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 ...

• Attorney General Pam Bondi testified for a contentious 4 and a half hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. • Bondi continuously deflected questions from Democrats on controversial ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...