Get live updates from Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shut down.

Last week, the White House Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies to consider layoffs, or reductions-in-force, ...

The Trump administration’s plans to lay off thousands of federal workers and freeze federal grants during the government shutdown are getting pushback from some congressional Republicans. The ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday froze $26 billion for Democratic-leaning states, following through ...

With Congress as a standstill, the Trump administration has taken advantage of new levers to determine how to shape the federal government.

White House threatens ‘imminent’ layoffs with Senate set to vote Friday - The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending ...

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years got underway as Republicans and Democrats remained at an impasse over ...

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing ...

The Senate for a second day in a row rejected rival measures to fund the government, prolonging the shutdown that began at midnight. Wednesday’s votes mirrored Tuesday’s results, with ...

Attempts to end the government shutdown that began overnight have been unsuccessful. Democrats are refusing to vote without ensuring health care subsidies and Republicans say they won't negotiate ...

As the U.S. headed for a government shutdown, Republicans repeatedly accused Democrats of forcing the closure because they want to give health care access to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

Under US law, if the government shuts down, agencies are required to “furlough” – suspend or discharge – their “non-excepted” ...