The term “shutdown” is also something of a misnomer. Lapses in funding are a bad way to do business, and they can delay ...

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government ...

"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right ...

Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker ...

The legislation, which would fund the government for about six months and require proof of citizenship to register to vote, fell short.

The end to the shutdown drama is in sight. The end to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) political headaches is not. Why it ...

Lawmakers in the House are launching plan B to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Speaker Mike Johnson ...

The House voted to reject a bill that included legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote and prevent a ...

Amid a second assassination attempt on Trump, government agencies have condemned far-right extremists but fail to address ...

The free tests issued by the program will be viable at least through to the end of the year, with many at-home COVID tests ...

The new cabinet pulls in allies from the centre and right, despite left-wing parties winning France's election.

A rubbish tip in the north of the Isle of Man has said it needs £67,000 from the government to cover its running costs or t ...