Some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, have alternatively pushed for a four-week stopgap ...

Judges this week ordered the government to reinstate thousands of workers, while the administration turned to the Supreme ...

Despite the layoffs, the Department of Education said in a news release that it “will continue to deliver on all statutory ...

Shockwaves from the layoffs at various government agencies are expected to continue into the foreseeable future, and a host ...

President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda ...

Senate votes on funding bill ahead of midnight deadline to avoid government shutdown - Democrats warn against GOP’s ...

Nine Democrats and one Independent voted to advance a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government through September 30.

Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.

The GOP bill would gut funding for health care, increase military spending, and fund mass deportation. It narrowly passed the ...

The Senate voted Friday to advance a bill funding the government through September and averting a government shutdown, ...

Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.