Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a rallying cry for Democrats ahead of an expected government shutdown.

US lawmakers are seeking to strengthen regulations surrounding the H-1B and L-1 visa programs with two new bills introduced by senators, aiming to eliminate loopholes exploited by employers. 3 ...

Travel to the US could come to a standstill as air traffic controllers discuss abandoning their workstations after the United States government goes into shut down.

The shutdown, which started Wednesday morning, has forced agencies across the government to send huge numbers of employees on unpaid leave. Less critical agencies, such as the Education Department and ...

When the clock hits 12, the US shutdown begins, the first time in six years, as American legislatures continue to face off over federal funding. Following chaotic discussions in Congress, the Dem and ...

The United States government has officially shut down today for the first time in nearly seven years. The shutdown comes after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to reach an agreement on a ...

The White House is directing federal agencies to begin executing shutdown plans after a bill to keep the government open once again failed to pass in the Senate.

The U.S. government began shutting down on Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during last-minute talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care ...

Generally, in a shutdown, essential workers continue as normal - some of them without pay for the time being - but government employees deemed non-essential are temporarily put on unpaid leave. In the ...

Essential services, such as law enforcement, air traffic control, and emergency medical care, continue, while many federal employees are furloughed ...

President Donald Trump’s budget office has ordered federal agencies to execute shutdown plans after a stopgap funding bill failed in the Senate Tuesday evening. Republicans put forth a bill that was ...

Around hundreds of Iranians are expected to be deported from the United States under the Trump administration as a part of strict immigration measures according to US and Iranian officials. This ...