WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in ...

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill The ...

The federal government slowly started to reopen Thursday but things remain far from normal after President Trump signed a Republican government funding bill that narrowly passed both houses of ...

Some federal employees missed full paychecks Friday for the first time since the government shut down on Oct. 1, as the closure will last at least until Monday, the next time the Senate is expected to ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Eight Democratic Senate Caucus members broke from their ranks and joined with Republican senators to vote for a deal to reopen the government late on Nov. 9. The group includes Democrats ...

The largest federal workers' union this week threw its support behind a Republican government funding bill, ratcheting up pressure on Democrats. But many of the top labor unions told ABC News that ...

Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for making sure the other party gets the blame in the event of a government shutdown at the end of the month. As both sides work out a game plan for funding the ...

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