The Trump administration threatens to deny backpay to furloughed federal workers as the government shutdown enters its eighth ...

The memo suggests furloughed workers aren't entitled to back pay, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.

Any threats the administration can muster to force Democrats to back down wind up sounding like long-standing MAGA goals.

But in the reality show that has replaced a properly functioning system of democratic governance, we are fast approaching the ...

Some GOP lawmakers have warned the president’s aides against mass layoffs and sharp cuts to government assistance.

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.

A White House draft memo reveals a possible loophole in back pay for furloughed federal workers. What to expect from former FBI Director James Comey's arraignment. And, former Republican governors ...

The government shutdown stretched into Day 9 on Thursday as another round of Senate votes failed to advance funding bills.

Congress appears utterly paralyzed as the latest government shutdown trudges on, with lawmakers unable to muster up the votes ...

There's no end in sight for the sweeping government shutdown after lawmakers again rejected spending deals on Wednesday.

The dynamic left Washington in a stalemate Thursday — the ninth day of the government shutdown — and lawmakers openly venting ...