Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the ...

Schumer claimed that Republicans set Democrats a government shutdown “trap” as he defended backing the short-term spending ...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) took a shot at Senate Minority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday for his ...

"Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency,” said interim SSA ...

A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) on the House bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown, and his frustrations towards the Trump administration. House Republicans ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

A fire at an electrical substation has caused a "significant power outage" and the closure is expected to last until midnight ...

Flights have started to land at Heathrow, more than 16 hours after a substation fire shut the airport and triggered global ...