Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without ...

It's Election Day in Minnesota. Voters in some communities will cast ballots for city offices, school board and ballot ...

The top Senate Republican indicated Wednesday he may hold votes on standalone bills to fund parts of the government, amid an impasse on how to end the shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told ...

This private subway system connects the Capitol to congressional office buildings through 100-year-old tunnels.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas suggested the Senate may be reluctant to confirm some Pentagon nominees unless the ...

Hegseth is mandating that personnel can no longer directly engage lawmakers or their staff about most major issues ...

The fate of the ongoing government shutdown will once again be put up for a vote in the Senate. Members of the Senate are expected to reconvene for a vote on a pair of bills to reopen the government ...

Whether working or not, most federal employees have not been paid. “People are living from paycheck to paycheck, trying to figure out how to feed themselves,” one told NBC News.

The U.S. Senate failed to pass a stopgap funding bill, extending the partial government shutdown. The main disagreement between parties is over the expiration of health insurance subsidies linked to ...

Republicans and Democrats can't agree on how to reopen the U.S. government. But hundreds of volunteers with the advocacy arm of the American Cancer Society put political differences aside when they ...

Most Pentagon personnel will need approval from the legislative affairs office before talking to members of Congress or state ...

Senators on Monday failed to strike a funding deal for the fifth time – guaranteeing that the government shutdown will drag on even longer. The Senate again shot down dueling bills authored by ...