The current shutdown began after President Trump and congressional Democrats could not agree on a funding bill. A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass funding legislation for federal ...

Parts of the federal government have shut down after lawmakers failed to pass funding legislation before the Oct. 1 deadline. There have been 21 federal shutdowns in the United States over the last ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shut down at midnight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding ...

The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government hit the one-week mark as the clock struck midnight in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 7. The shutdown, the 15th since 1981, is on track to become ...

As of Wednesday morning, the U.S. government is shut down, and U.S. troops face the prospect of working without paychecks in the foreseeable future. Here is what you need to know about reporting for ...

Speaking before a group of U.S. military commanders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump resurfaced a narrative he’s been repeating for weeks: Portland is a war-ravaged city in crisis, and it needs ...

Parts of the federal government have stopped operating after congressional leaders failed to strike a deal before the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline. Despite negotiation efforts, lawmakers could not come to ...