The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending ...

A counterproposal put forward by Senate Democrats also failed to advance, suggestinhg deep divisions in Congress. With both ...

Republicans and Democrats blame each other for the funding gap, and there is little sign either side is willing to compromise ...

The U.S. government is under its first federal government shutdown in almost seven years as Senate Democrats have voted down ...

Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, supports extending the subsidies for a year. But he voted for the budget last week, saying “Government shutdowns are unproductive, cost billions, and disrupt the ...

The White House said Trump "authorized" the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard members, after vowing to send troops ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday questioned whether a meeting between President Trump and the top two Democratic leaders in Congress is “necessary” ahead of an end-of-month government ...

House lawmakers on Wednesday approved plans for a $893 billion defense authorization bill despite strong objections from Democratic lawmakers about social issue fights. Here, soldiers from the 588th ...

The House passed a short-term federal funding bill backed by President Donald Trump on Friday morning, paving the way for averting a government shutdown if the Senate follows suit. The legislation is ...

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding ...

Rep. Lesly Muñoz, a Democrat from Woodburn, stood in front of an empty Oregon House of Representatives chamber Monday morning. In less than four minutes, she opened a session of the House, excused all ...

Flood warning and alerts have been issued and train services cancelled following hours of persistent heavy rain on Saturday. A yellow weather warning from the Met Office remains in place for the ...