People trying to understand politics in the United States today often turn to history for precedents and perspective. Are our current divisions like the ones that preceded the American Revolution or ...

Alex Funk, political director of College Democrats, expressed hope that there wouldn’t be further shutdowns. “I'm hopeful that we can keep coming to bipartisan agreements to keep the government open, ...

President Donald Trump and lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are not faring well when it comes to the federal government shutdown, according to a new poll. The latest YouGov/The Economist ...

His signature on the bill, which cleared the Senate earlier, will bring federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs starting as early as Thursday ...

As frustration with the American political establishment continues to soar across the country and public trust in the two-party system reaches historic lows, independent and third-party candidates are ...

Thursday after the longest shutdown in U. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a ​month.

Emotions are raw after eight senators voted to end the shutdown, but Democrats say they demonstrated an ability to take on ...

The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending package that reopens ...