Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are holding a press conference at 11 a.m. as the government shutdown enters its third day. The Senate will again vote on ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will speak with reporters Friday afternoon as Republicans seek to blame Democrats and their health care demands for the government shutdown, now in its third ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will speak with reporters Friday morning as the government shutdown enters its third day. Their remarks come before the ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) will hold a press conference Friday afternoon as the government shutdown continues on its third day.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the ...

The White House began its press briefing on Friday by summarizing various consequences of the government shutdown that were already hitting Americans.