President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to persuade Senate Democrats to get behind his plan for the second half of the ...

The Senate on Wednesday for a twelfth time rejected a GOP-backed measure to reopen the government, blocking the funding bill from moving forward—with no new supporters, indicating negotiations remain ...

The Senate on Thursday rejected a Republican-backed measure to pay federal employees working without pay during the government shutdown after Democrats failed to provide the votes it needed to pass—a ...

Congress failed to reach a funding deal by the Wednesday, Oct. 1, deadline, leading to a government shutdown that will force active-duty service members to continue to serve without pay until a deal ...

A notice on top of its website says "the well has run dry." The Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website warning that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...