EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this story was first published in 2021, when Democrats were trying to end the filibuster. It was completely predictable that President Donald Trump would call on Senate ...

With the two parties very far apart on terms for a measure to keep the federal government open after funding runs out on September 30, the odds of at least a temporary government shutdown are soaring ...

The one Republican elected official who has a serious and workable plan to end the government shutdown is, surprisingly enough, Donald Trump. The president’s idea is for the Senate to change its rules ...

The Senate skirting the filibuster to strike down California’s plan to phase out gas-powered vehicles was the latest wound to a tactic in decline. By Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol See more of ...

The ongoing federal government shutdown is poised to break the record for longest shutdown in the history of the United States, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed or forced to ...

You know, it’s hard work being a historic president elevated by God himself to save America and then the whole world. So it’s understandable that Donald Trump is deeply annoyed, and even embarrassed, ...

In rare fleeting moments of childlike naivety, I sometimes wonder how these people live with themselves. In one sense, the reaction to Booker’s speech speaks to the feckless and leaderless nature of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 when Congress failed to pass federal funding legislation. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, the U.S.