Republicans and Democrats have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the government and avoid another partial…
President Donald Trump has announced he could declare a national emergency in order to build the Mexican border wall without…
The majority of federal workers will be unable to report for work on January 22, as the Senate struggles to…
The US Senate has failed to pass the new budget and prevent the shutdown of many federal services. A bill…
The Obama administration revealed on Thursday that last month’s 16-day partial shutdown of the federal government cost taxpayers more than…
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to re-open the government and extend the debt ceiling, just hours…
The Grand Canyon, Statue of Liberty and other tourist sites are reopening after state officials reached deals with the federal…
President Barack Obama has announced he is willing to sign a "clean" short-term increase to the US borrowing limit that…
During 1995 government shutdown, Monica Lewinsky was allowed to spend some quality time with President Bill Clinton as the non-essential…
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid the US…
US and EU negotiations on a sweeping free trade pact have been postponed because of a partial government shutdown in…
Several US government websites and Twitter feeds have been suspended due to a partial federal shutdown. NASA's website was unavailable…
Shares in New York are trading lower as the prospect of a shutdown of some US government activities looks increasingly…
The US government shutdown is looming as Democrat and Republican lawmakers remain unable to strike a deal on a new…
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid has warned that his Democratic-led chamber will reject a House Republican bill to avert a…