The Senate has failed to pass a measure that would reopen the government and allow federal workers to be paid.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's mass layoffs as the government shutdown drags on, pausing the ...

Yes, Social Security payments, including Supplemental Security Income and benefits for retirement, disability and survivors, ...

Half a century ago, Congress protected its power of the purse, and conservatives balked at letting presidents disobey ...

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene on Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. ET. The Senate will then vote on a measure to end the shutdown ...

The standoff has lasted over two weeks, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, even more without a ...

As the government shutdown enters its 17th day, debates over Medicaid spending continue to dominate political discussions.

The federal government is entering a partial shutdown after Senate Democrats rebelled against a short-term spending bill.

October 17, 2025 - Despite the government shutdown, USDOT quickly resumed over $1 billion per day in grant reimbursements once its routine accounting pause ended.

Demcratic and Republican leaders in Congress, on the Sunday talk shows, continued to disagree on what it will take to reopen ...

U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a bill that would have funded the Pentagon for a full year, thwarting an effort by ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized a hologram-like projection of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan at the airport as wasteful spending. The projection, called a Proto Box, cost the city $75,000 and is ...