Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

Federal workers' union head Everett Kelley dismissed the idea that the federal government is too big as "false information" ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer abruptly switched course and made clear on the eve of voting that he will not allow a ...

With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, ...

The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck ...

Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a ...

In The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam demonstrated that private-sector skills have no place in government.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

What happens to federal employees, air travel and tax filing if lawmakers don’t pass new funding legislation by the weekend ...