The ongoing government shutdown is now the third-longest in modern U.S. history, topped only by a 34-day funding lapse in late 2018 and early 2019 and a 21-day fight in 1995 — and this shutdown, now ...

On Day 10 of the government shutdown, White House budget director Russell Vought announced that the mass firings of federal workers have begun, dramatically escalating the pain of the political ...

Happy Thursday! President Trump today hailed the "momentous breakthrough" of a ceasefire agreement that could end the two-year-long war in Gaza and return all Israeli hostages held by Hamas. "We ended ...

As the shutdown drags on, the partisan barbs keep flying on Capitol Hill. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday laid the blame for the continued impasse squarely on Republican House ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano will also serve in a newly created role as chief executive officer of the Internal Revenue Service.

Happy Monday! The government remains shut down with little to indicate that it will reopen anytime soon, but the Supreme Court today began its 2025-2026 term. On the docket are some key challenges to ...

Most Americans who support President Trump also support maintaining the enhanced Obamacare plan subsidies that are at the center of the conflict over the current government shutdown, according to new ...

Happy Friday! Day 3 of the government shutdown saw the messaging battle continue with no real progress toward a resolution, meaning that federal agencies will stay closed into next week. Among the ...

The third day of the government shutdown yielded a fourth round of failed votes to fund federal agencies and get furloughed federal employees back to work. The partisan deadlock will now extend at ...

With the Senate largely idle in observance of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, no votes on funding the government were held Thursday. The Senate is scheduled to return Friday for its fourth vote on a ...

After the federal government officially shut down overnight, congressional leaders spent much of the day Wednesday trying to sway public opinion and ramp up pressure on the other side. With federal ...