The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a ...

It was a full-on nuclear explosion. Just like the Pacific Testing Grounds near the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. But this political blast tore through the Senate chamber. In November 2013, ...

Sen. Angus King (I-ME) voted with Republicans on Wednesday to reopen the government, denying Democrats a symbolic win on Day 8 of the shutdown. King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, ...

The federal government remains shut down, with the Senate struggling to find the 60 votes needed to reopen it and no ...

With the two parties very far apart on terms for a measure to keep the federal government open after funding runs out on September 30, the odds of at least a temporary government shutdown are soaring ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders have made consequential moves this year to weaken or end-run minority power when it stands in the way of their ambitions during the second Donald Trump ...

The federal government shutdown continues as Democrats and Republicans clash over health care policy and tax credits, with no ...

The US Senate is set to embark on a series of under-the-radar moves that could leave progressives with decidedly mixed feelings. For years, progressives have been the most ardent voices calling for ...

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., wanted Republicans to win the Senate last year in order to prevent Democrats’ pursuit of "raw political power." In his new book, "Dead Center: In Defense of Common ...

Here's a simple, straight-forward explanation of what a government shutdown means, how it happens, who is responsible and ...