Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.” ...

Until now, the debate over government funding has always boiled down to one question: which party is to blame for the ...

Like that one friend who repeatedly promises to quit drinking after just one last round, the American government is ...

Like that one friend who repeatedly promises to quit drinking after just one last round, the American government is ...

A memo from the White House budget office telling federal agencies to prepare plans for mass firings should the government shut down signaled a dramatic escalation in a funding staredown with fewer ...

A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1 as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have not yet come to an agreement on ...

WASHINGTON — The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts ...

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Thursday said he does not support a White House memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) outlining possible firings aimed at federal agencies if government ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries criticized Team Trump’s threat to deal out mass firings if Senate Democrats force ...

Democrats hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump’s threat to fire thousands of federal workers if the government shuts down as soon as next week.

Republicans and Democrats are continuing to trade blows ahead of a potential partial government shutdown next week, including a staunch warning from Speaker Johnson.

In a new memo, the White House’s budget office is directing federal agencies to aggressively slash jobs and programs if there ...