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 ...

The interim Venezuelan government has freed at least four Americans who were imprisoned in Venezuela, a source familiar with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

• Standoff continues: Congress remains deadlocked on a funding plan, and the Senate isn’t scheduled to hold any votes until Tuesday as the reality of the shutdown continues to hit federal workers. Top ...

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 ...

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 ...