The conventional view in Washington, D.C., is that the instigators of a shutdown always lose politically but the actual ...

The Democrats are choosing a tricky path that will require discipline and focus if they are to prevail in winning the ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless ...

Dem Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday refused to rule out caving to President Trump’s demand for a “clean” ...

Congress is moving head-first toward a government shutdown after the Senate voted down a pair of stopgap spending bills, including a “clean” one proposed by the GOP to keep the lights on for seven ...

On September 15, 2025, the Taliban de facto authorities announced an internet ban across large areas of northern Afghanistan.

And the federal government never really completely shuts down. Social Security checks will still be distributed and Medicare ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new ...

As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call “your decision” to shutter government ...

President Trump will be one of the speakers at the memorial service for Charlie Kirk on Sunday in Glendale, Ariz., which is ...

The Senate must pass a Republican-proposed short-term spending bill by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown, amid ongoing ...

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, is optimistic that his SPEED Act will make it into law before the end of the year, ...