Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as ...

At the time of the shutdown, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Jim O'Neill said "mission-critical ...

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The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring.

CNBC host Joe Kernen called out Democratic Vermont Sen. Peter Welch for taking part in "extortion" by not voting in favor of ending the shutdown on Wednesday.

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In shutdowns past — including during Trump’s first term — presidents normally scaled back their schedules. With staffers ...

The government shutdown has gone on for more than four weeks, with no sign the impasse will end soon. Here's what lawmakers ...

CNN's Jake Tapper confronted Rep. Stansbury over the Democratic Party's stance on the government shutdown on Tuesday as ...

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Senate Democrats appear to be taking a closer look Wednesday at a Republican plan to reopen the government, Sen. John Thune.