House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted an 11-hour YouTube stream on the shutdown, but Democrats drew sparse viewership despite the effort ...

(In reality, Trump’s tariffs appear to be the biggest culprit behind the weakening of the US economy, particularly when it comes to small and medium-size businesses that lack the financial flexibility ...

The Senate on Wednesday was set to take up another series of votes on legislation to fund the government, after a shutdown ...

A vote to end the government shutdown failed as Senate Democrats demand funding for health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republicans refuse to provide.

Right now, with both sides dug in and talking smack, there’s no end in sight. Here are the latest developments.

Republicans and Democrats blame each other for the funding gap, and there is little sign either side is willing to compromise ...

The government shut down after both parties failed to agree on a short-term deal to keep the government funded.

The federal government went into a partial shutdown overnight after Congress failed to pass a spending bill to keep it fully ...

Officially, the government shutdown happened because Congress failed to pass a new budget (or a continuing resolution) before ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Wednesday afternoon, just hours after the government ...

PolitiFact is live fact-checking the shutdown, including rhetoric from both sides of the aisle. Send fact-check suggestions to [email protected]. This live blog is maintained by PolitiFact, ...

Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is ...