On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has pointed to the Department of Education as a symbol of federal ...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said it is in the best interest of his party to avoid a government ...

Former President Donald Trump renewed his demand for Republicans to shut down the government if they can’t pass House Speaker ...

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The deadline for the federal government to avoid a potential government shutdown is Sept 30. If that sounds familiar, it ...

Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker ...

"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that he will act later in the day to advance a bipartisan ...

Donald Trump demanded that congressional Republicans shut down the federal government unless they're able to push through an election integrity bill.

As Congress nears a shutdown, find out how it could impact federal workers, Social Security, national parks and more. What you need to know now.