Some congressional members of both parties have asked that their paychecks be withheld until the current government shutdown ...

The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that ...

The president, lawmakers and federal judges all receive their regular paychecks during government shutdowns, unlike the 2 ...

The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28.

The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes ...

Lawmakers are floating bipartisan commissions, weekend work, and "rifle shot" bills to get the Senate moving again and lessen ...

How much longer is shutdown 2025 expected to last? Here's the latest updates and odds on next Senate vote to reopen ...

Q: What was your reaction to Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D-Ore.) marathon speech last week on the Senate floor?A: The impact to me, ...

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly ...

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the federal shutdown.

I found it interesting that while Congress squabbles about the shutdown that causes people to lose their jobs and many to work without pay, members of Congress continue to receive their salaries. Yes, ...

“THIS IS LIKE a kamikaze attack. They have nothing to lose.” Such was the exasperated way in which Donald Trump described the Democrats’ approach to the government shutdown as it dragged into its ...