House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Thursday did not rule out forcing a government shutdown to see the end of the Iran war. Jeffries was asked during a press conference if he would ...

If government funding legislation is not passed signed by Trump by Tuesday night, many government offices will be temporarily shuttered ...

N.Y., declined Thursday to rule out using a looming government funding deadline to press for an end to the Iran war, saying ...

Congress returns to Capitol Hill after the astonishing midterm elections that dealt Republicans major losses and left ...

WASHINGTON — Large swaths of the federal government have shut down as congressional Republicans and Democrats were unable to ...

Washington’s U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is the most senior Democrat in Congress. After a wildly successful election for her party ...

Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill facing a government shutdown deadline, the farm bill and a debt ceiling fight before Democrats take power in January.

Senate Republicans and some Democrats fear another government shutdown is looming this fall after bipartisan spending talks sputtered this week, forcing Republicans to cancel the markup of four ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from members of their own party as they voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation ...

In the United States, a government shutdown happens when there is a gap in federal funding and the government furloughs federal workers without pay. Although there are exceptions for certain ...