During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational.

Congress faces midnight Wednesday deadline to avoid government shutdown as President Donald Trump meets with congressional ...

Those programs that rely on mandatory spending also generally continue during a shutdown. Social Security checks continue to ...

Much of the federal government is on the verge of shutting down​ if Congress does not reach a deal to approve new funding by ...

When Congress can’t agree on how to appropriate money for funding, the government shuts down, impacting thousands of Hoosier federal workers.

The Trump administration is moving to lift a Biden-era ban on coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, a region of rolling ...

President Trump’s strategy to lower prescription drug prices will be put to the test as drugmakers must now commit to the ...

Multiple laws are going into effect in Ohio on Tuesday, addressing topics from age verification for pornography to income ...

The Army, Navy and Air Force, with encouragement from the Trump administration, all announced this summer that they had met their recruiting goals months ahead of schedule.

Congress has until midnight on Sept. 30 to strike a compromise and avoid a shutdown. Neither side seems to be budging.

On Monday, Sept. 29, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office launched a training program designed to help prevent school violence and student suicides. The program, called ERPO ...

On a recent Saturday near Seattle, Cheryl Ewaldsen pulled three golden loaves of wheat bread out of her kitchen oven. The ...