This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.

Those who still have jobs will receive back pay once funding is restored to their agency. In prior shutdowns, Congress had to approve back pay for employees, but a 2019 law made it mandatory. Contractors — who were responsible for carrying out about $755 billion worth of government work in the last fiscal year — are not guaranteed back pay.

Today Governor Bob Ferguson condemned the Trump Administration’s termination of more than $1.1 billion in funding for energy projects across Washington state. A

Shutdowns are always unpleasant affairs. But President Trump has used his power in aggressive and strikingly personal ways.

Will couples be able to get married during a government shutdown? It's not an essential service in Washington, D.C. What it means for Kentuckians

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess. “You have to get people in a room, and you have to just make deals for the good of the country,” Trump remarked.

Republicans are attempting to keep pressure on Democrats, and away from their own party, as Washington lurches toward a politically risky government showdown. With just hours until federal funding expires at midnight on Wednesday,

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on two federal charges, with reports suggesting more charges are imminent.