WASHINGTON – The longest-ever government shutdown is finally over. Congress doesn't have much time to avoid another. The next funding deadline, Jan. 30, is fewer than three months away. And while it's ...

The House is back in Washington on Monday to begin considering a revised funding package to end the partial government shutdown.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — In the end, some Democrats just didn’t have the stomach for a drawn-out fight with Donald Trump. They underestimated ...

The federal government entered another partial shutdown after negotiations over funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland ...

WASHINGTON — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Education Department is temporarily reinstating about 250 federal workers who were placed on leave in March, according to reports. This move comes as the federal government ...

The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the government by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1. House Republicans passed a short-term funding measure on Sept. 19 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The impacts on basic needs — food and medical care — underscored how the impasse is hitting homes across ...