The partial government shutdown that began Saturday in a battle between Democrats and the Trump administration over oversight of immigration officers seems to have no clear end.

Legislation that provided temporary funding for certain agencies has lapsed, resulting in a partial shutdown. What agencies, programs are being affected?

Democrats have insisted that the federal government place meaningful new limits on immigration officers — including an end to wearing masks — before they vote to fund D.H.S. They point to polls that show broad disapproval of ICE’s tactics, and some of their voters are demanding that they not back down.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown is vastly different from the record closure in the fall. That is mostly because this shutdown, which started Saturday, does not include the whole of government and may not last long, even as it now drags into the new week.

In Washington D.C., the showdown war of words continues, and so does the government shutdown. "Republicans have shown zero interest or capacity to reopen the government, enact a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people, or address the ...

The House has approved a spending bill to end a short-lived partial government shutdown. Now lawmakers will begin contentious negotiations over new guardrails for immigration enforcement.

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus cut a deal with ...

Federal judge said reporter Hannah Natanson ‘has basically been deprived of her life’s work’ after January raid

The federal government is losing STEM professions who will be difficult, if not impossible, to replace, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Gautam Mukunda writes.