No official tally of cuts to the federal work force exists. Here are the layoffs, buyouts taken and planned reductions, by ...

Hypocrisy in Washington isn’t new, and it’s not a partisan affliction. Republicans and Democrats alike have been known to ...

I’ve been working hard getting our NCAA Tournament forecasts ready for Selection Sunday. So I’d barely been paying attention to the drama in the Senate, where Republicans were trying to gather ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a ...

Shutdown averted: The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing in a 54-46, nearly party-line vote a G.O.P.-written stopgap spending measure that funds the ...

The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be ...

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WASHINGTON — A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline loomed.

The US government faces a potential shutdown if the Senate does not pass the continuing resolution for funding by Friday night. Senate Democrats oppose the bill, fearing it grants President Trump ...

A government shutdown looms as the House and Senate clash over a funding bill. Essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers and TSA agents, would work without pay, potentially ...