Arguments in federal court over an emergency restraining order that would bar a National Guard deployment began Thursday with ...

President Trump on Friday followed through on his long-standing threat to layoff federal workers during the government ...

The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen the government.

The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting ...

No negotiations, at least publicly, are underway. But clusters of Republicans and Democrats are meeting privately, searching ...

Two high-profile federal lawsuits involving former state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters appear headed for final ...

U.S. congressional leaders did not reach a deal so the government has been shut down. Michigan lawmakers are still hammering ...

A recent court filing showed about 4,000 workers have been laid off as of Friday amid the government shutdown.

Several states are betting it makes more financial sense to dip into their coffers to keep tourist dollars flowing during the ...

Many federal government employees might be laid off after the Senate voted against resolutions to keep the government open ...

During a government shutdown, federal agencies and services deemed "unessential" must stop. Here's what's open, closed.

As the government shutdown drags on, many furloughed workers are left without a two-week paycheck and with concerns about how ...