There is a well-founded bit of conventional wisdom that government shutdowns never really work for the side making demands to keep things open. There are many such cases. “I can’t count the number of ...

Earlier this month, it was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s turn in the dunk tank when he weighed in on the shutdown with his now infamous remark that “Every day gets better for us.” It’s hard ...

The Trump administration and House Republicans have accused Democrats of “celebrating” the government shutdown after Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) admitted that it is one of the “few leverage ...

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill are openly admitting that they plan to drag the government shutdown into next month — possibly breaking the all-time record of 35 days in the process — to try ...

Democrats tried their hardest to convince the country that the government shutdown was the fault of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. They relied on every political weapon at their ...

President Donald Trump has steamrolled Washington this year with few checks on his authority — until now. Senate Democrats, incensed by unilateral actions made by Trump, his cabinet and especially his ...

Federal workers, many already furloughed, may now face unemployment as the White House uses them as leverage in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown. It's a holiday weekend but not a ...