WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of U.S. federal employees stopped working on Wednesday when the government shut down due to a budget impasse in Congress. Following are the longest shutdowns since 1980 ...

President Donald Trump has been in office for more than 8 months, and after an initial drop, his approval rating has been steady over several months.

The government shutdown is expected to stretch through the weekend as senators struggle to reach a bipartisan deal. It started on Wednesday, when Congress allowed funding for federal agencies to lapse ...

Lawmakers left Washington for the weekend appearing no closer to a deal to fund the federal government. Follow live updates on the government shutdown.

Elected officials spoke at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to provide tips for traveling through a government shutdown. Here's what travelers must know.

The Trump administration is canceling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential ...

People in closely-divided Dayton are worried about the effects of the shutdown and blame “dumb politicians” on both sides of the aisle.

The government shutdown is dragging on with no end in sight as President Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought push for more firings and cuts to government projects. Washington Post White House ...

Two Democrats and an independent voted for a GOP measure to end the shutdown, but the 54-44 vote left Republicans short of the 60 votes needed.

We look at where Congress is in negotiating its way out of a government shutdown that is in its fourth day, with no solution in sight.

The White House is using the government shutdown to push aggressive plans to further cut the federal workforce and control spending.

President Donald Trump’s lack of public appearances since the government shutdown began early Wednesday morning has spurred one Democratic leader to say Trump is in the “witness protection program.” ...