Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as ...

It's been nearly a month since the partial government shutdown has been in effect, but the real pain is expected to kick in ...

Thirty state manufacturing groups are urging Congress to end the ongoing government shutdown, which they say is disrupting ...

The impact of the federal government shutdown on the air traffic control system in the United States could linger on well beyond the reopening of the government.

With the impending loss of benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program potentially causing low-income ...

The ongoing stalemate over federal government funding​ in Washington is putting an essential safety net for low-income ...

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Air traffic controllers and TSA workers are among the essential employees who are required to work during a shutdown.

The plan to fund SNAP amid the federal government shutdown faces an uncertain path in a politically divided Michigan ...

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring.