The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has ...

Democrats and Republicans, who hold the majority, are in a bitter power struggle as work to avoid a government shutdown.

WATCH: The White House published a highlight reel of Senate Democrats railing against potential government shutdowns as an ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

The surrender by Senate Democrats on the spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown turned a defeat into a debacle.

The market, in turn, has tumbled as Trump’s trade war sparks fears of a forthcoming recession. Last week, the Dow dropped 670 ...

With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming with a matter of hours until a Friday night ...

The Senate is up against a government funding deadline Friday and needs 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown starting at midnight Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

This move marks a significant concession from Schumer, who reversed his stance just one day after promising that Democrats would block the GOP measure. As a result, the bill is now poised to secure ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...