Trump threatens mass layoffs after Senate fails to agree last-ditch funding plan - Republican funding bill fails in Congress ...

Generally, in a shutdown, essential workers continue as normal - some of them without pay for the time being - but government ...

It’s all happening again. Here are the latest developments, analysis, and commentary as we count down to another shutdown.

A high military court in Congo convicted former President Joseph Kabila of treason and war crimes Tuesday on accusations of collaborating with anti-government rebels and sentenced him to death. It ...

The president holds expansive power to determine what activities within the executive branch are essential and which aren’t.

Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown. Prospects are looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise.

A potential shutdown of the U.S. government looms at midnight, as President Donald Trump and members of congress work toward ...

A federal government shutdown could be just hours away, with little hope for a last-minute deal in Congress to prevent ...

The comedian and ‘Live at the Apollo’ star speaks to Louis Chilton about suffering heart failure while on stage in 2019, ...

During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational.

Much of the federal government is on the verge of shutting down​ if Congress does not reach a deal to approve new funding by ...