The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday began airing a video at airports across the country that blames Democrats ...

A s far as government shutdowns go, this one has so far lacked the round-the-clock chaos of its predecessors. There have been ...

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting ...

Government shutdowns have become more frequent as political brinkmanship defines budget negotiations, with the latest federal ...

It will be the seventh time that the Senate is voting on the measures, as lawmakers remain far apart on negotiations. The ...

The SSA uses September’s CPI to chart cost-of-living adjustments, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics has halted data ...

President Donald Trump is considering not giving back pay to all federal employees once the government shutdown ends, ...

Congressional Democrats have pushed for extensions of health insurance tax credits as part of any deal to reopen the ...

President Donald Trump has accused the Democrats of carrying out a "kamikaze attack" by blocking the GOP's funding bill, as ...

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare ...

We’d like to hear from you about how you’re experiencing the government shutdown, whether you’re a federal employee who can’t ...