A majority of Americans have also blamed Trump’s policies for worsening their economic conditions (61%) and for worsening ...

Without warm currents from the South Atlantic, Iceland would be much icier and stormier. Now, those currents are at risk of collapse and the country is preparing for this “existential threat.” ...

The planet’s biggest climate conference has kicked off with representatives from more than 190 countries descending on the Brazilian city of Belém. Here’s what to expect ...

The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but ...

It was some feat for Donald Trump, a billionaire with his own airliner who lived in an eponymous skyscraper in liberal New York and wintered in a Florida palace, to brand himself as the conservative ...

The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...

The House’s absence was a further example of the legislative branch’s voluntary ceding of its powers to the executive during Trump’s presidency, even if the pliant GOP majority has hardly shown much ...

Millions of SNAP recipients have been suffering whiplash this month, with a series of conflicting memos from USDA about paying benefits and two lawsuits moving through the system.

• NOW: The Senate has begun a series of votes that will end with a final vote to pass a compromise funding package to reopen the government. If approved, the House will have to return and adopt the ...

Some experts say there is a solution that could change the dynamic in relatively short order — either privatize air traffic control, or set up a separate government corporation that can run the system ...

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act policies are contending with the looming lapse of the enhanced subsidies. The increased cost of coverage can lead to agonizing tradeoffs for many ...

The House is expected to vote today on a funding bill to reopen the government. Meanwhile, flight issues and SNAP concerns persist. Follow for live updates.