As the government prepared for a shutdown this week, a half dozen government agencies emailed employees with a curious message: Democrats are to blame.

Three U.S. Senate Democrats and one Republican crossed the political divide on Tuesday in their votes on a temporary funding bill that would have averted the federal government shutdowns now underway...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans were trying to “bully” Democrats by refusing to negotiate on an extension of expanded tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Ob...