Sen. Jeff Merkley is nearing a 15-hour speech on the Senate floor as we reach Day 22 of the shutdown. Here's what we know about the next Senate vote.

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing ...

The top two Democratic leaders have requested a meeting with Trump after the last one went sideways. Some Republicans say it wouldn't hurt for him to engage more but doubt he will.

President Donald Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White House amid the ongoing government shutdown, while Democrats ...

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

On day 21 of the federal government shutdown, the political tensions and policy differences that contributed to it appeared ...

The ongoing government shutdown is breaking milestones as Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on federal spending.

Gavin Newsom’s wealth and privileged background have fueled criticism that his financial transparency doesn’t match his ...

Senate Republicans are looking to turn the heat up on Democrats with a planned vote to pay military members and essential workers, a move they hope will drive a wedge within the minority and lead ...

Republican primary heats up in New Hampshire as former Sen. John E. Sununu joins Scott Brown in the race for retiring Sen.

On Oct. 22, 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a ...