The protests led by a group calling itself “Gen Z Madagascar” began Sept. 25 over electricity and water outages but have ...

The federal government shutdown entered Day Nine on Thursday after Republican and Democratic bills to reopen the government failed again.

But in the reality show that has replaced a properly functioning system of democratic governance, we are fast approaching the ...

The government shutdown stretched into Day 9 on Thursday with more Senate votes planned. Follow live updates here.

The IRS implements contingency plans during the government shutdown, suspending taxpayer services while maintaining tax ...

Groups of lawmakers have tried to brainstorm ways out of the standoff that for nine days has shuttered government offices, kept hundreds of thousands of federal employees at home and threatened their ...

Polling provides clues for why neither side is budging in the shutdown standoff: From the Politics Desk ...

A pledge by Japan's next likely prime minister to reassert government sway over the central bank has fanned worries about ...

The dollar rose on Thursday, adding to a strong run this week, helped by a weakening euro beset by a political crisis in ...

There's no end in sight for the sweeping government shutdown after lawmakers again rejected spending deals on Wednesday.

• Shutdown latest: The government has now been shut down for over a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan. The Senate again failed to advance competing proposals from Democrats ...

Senate Democrats need five more votes to pass the clean continuing resolution as the government shutdown continues, with Republicans demanding negotiations on spending bills.