The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. SNAP and Head Start programs will start losing funding ...

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are ...

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government.

FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly ...

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal ...

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown ...

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are still in a stalemate.

In Washington, there was little urgency to end the government funding impasse. Lawmakers are away from Capitol Hill and both parties are entrenched in their positions.

Villanova professor Ana Santos Rutschman would describe the current state of vaccine policy as a game of chess. When the federal government does something, some states — primarily Democratic-led ...

More critical services are at risk of lapsing this month as President Donald Trump and the GOP remain at an impasse over funding the federal government. Follow for live updates.