The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is almost over. The House, back for its first votes since September 19, just passed the Senate’s bipartisan deal to reopen the government. The 222-209 ...

Wednesday brought the first fallout from Tuesday's elections, in which Democrats swept key races by large margins. President Trump, clearly bothered by the election results, voiced growing frustration ...

Happy Friday! Two federal judges today said the Trump administration is required to use emergency Department of Agriculture funds to help pay for November food stamp benefits. And President Donald ...

With the U.S. food stamp program facing a November 1 funding crunch that could affect millions of Americans, a federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use billions of dollars in ...

President Trump late Thursday night called on Republicans in the Senate to use the “nuclear option” of scrapping the filibuster to pass the funding bill that would end the shutdown with a simple ...

Happy Thursday from a rainy and dreary New York City. As the government shutdown nears a record as the longest ever, the Senate headed home for the weekend, and a federal judge signaled that she will ...

The government shutdown, now in its 30th day, will continue into next week and is likely to break the record as the longest shutdown ever after the Senate adjourned for the week on Thursday afternoon.

Concluding his trip to Asia with a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump said Thursday he will reduce tariffs on Chinese goods by 10 percentage points in recognition of ...

On Day 29 of the government shutdown, tempers flared as Republican and Democratic leaders traded accusations and blame over the looming lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits that ...

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, easing monetary policy for the second time this year. The cut, which was widely expected, reduces the ...

Good evening. Here's what we were watching on Wednesday while waiting for the government to reopen and Game 5 of the World Series to start. On Day 29 of the government shutdown, tempers flared as ...

Good Tuesday evening. The government shutdown is about to enter a fifth week with no sign of a resolution and plenty of reasons to expect the pain to worsen. Here's what's happening. The Senate ...