Or shall we say "reckonings." And they’re coming, whether the government reopens soon or remains shuttered. If the government stays closed, voters will likely torch both parties for not hammering out ...

An ex-aide to the prime minister has criticised how government works, accusing politicians of giving away too much power to lawyers, activists and regulators. Writing in The Times, Paul Ovenden, who ...

The federal government is in its second week of a shutdown because Congress failed to pass spending legislation by the Oct. 1 deadline. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the ...

The ongoing government shutdown, now in day 20, lays bare the increasingly acute political polarization of the United States. In general, a government shutdown lasts as long as at least one political ...

Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen of New York pushed the Trump administration to tap into a contingency fund to keep food aid flowing during an interview on "The Takeout." Gillen said her calls have ...

President Trump said he'll only meet with Democratic leaders after the federal government reopens. The shutdown, which began on October 1, has furloughed over 750,000 federal workers. Democrats want ...

North Carolina politicians are beginning to weigh in on a deal to end the federal government shutdown, which won tentative approval in the U.S. Senate Sunday with a final vote expected soon. Eight ...

• The longest shutdown in US history is over after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to reopen the government. The House approved the bill earlier tonight in a 222-209 vote, with nearly ...