The government shutdown is poised to mark a major milestone next week in the absence of a deal, as the partial closure heads towards the longest on record.

Since the shutdown began on Oct. 1, Democrats and Republicans have been locked in a stalemate over government funding. They ...

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As airports around the country begin to feel the strain of the four-week government shutdown, here’s how it’s affected Sea-Tac.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's stance on the filibuster is "unchanged" despite President Trump's call to scrap the rule ...

But this time, with the government shut down, they have done it all without pay ... The data, including the radar information, is fed straight into the computer models that forecasters use to predict ...

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without ...

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, a move that could alter the ways the Senate and congressional dealmaking operate.