The building strain on lawmakers to end the impasse was exemplified by the nation's largest federal employee union calling on ...

The countdown clock on this page tells the story: We’re still in a federal government shutdown. Let’s take a step back and review some of our most recent reporting, if you’re just getting up to speed.

Republican leaders in Congress, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), are holding a press conference at 10 a.m. on the first day of the federal ...