What began as a standoff over spending priorities around enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies has turned into a full-blown ...

As Republicans and Democrats point fingers at each other over who caused the government shutdown, the American people say both political parties shoulder the blame, according to a new poll.

Sen. Joni Ernst and other members of Iowa’s all-Republican congressional delegation blamed Democrats for the ongoing ...

As the federal government enters its third week of a shutdown, a legal and political dispute has emerged over whether ...

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash ...

Fewer say they frequently get news about science and technology (32%), business and finance (32%), sports (27%) and ...

President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

The Smithsonian Institution drew on funds from the prior year to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

While this may be a good time to take advantage of the public’s attention, it’s also a time when teachers increasingly fear ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday accused the opposition of ...

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