The current standoff has surpassed the previous record of 35 days, which was set during President Trump's first term.

The government shutdown is now the longest in US history, surpassing a record set during President Trump’s first term. The ...

President Trump told GOP senators that "we must get the government back open soon and really immediately" on Day 36 of the ...

At the heart of the impasse is a debate about expiring subsidies for health insurance. It's the latest chapter in a fight over Obamacare that has dominated Congress since the law was signed in 2010.

A scrap is emerging among Republicans on Capitol Hill over how long a stopgap spending bill should last as part of a deal to end a record-setting government shutdown. Republicans have been ...

Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t ...

The House-passed continuing resolution to fund the government until Nov. 21 has failed to meet the 60-vote threshold 14 times ...

Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote ...

With Congress now tied for its longest-ever shutdown, a small group of fed-up lawmakers in Washington are furiously trying to ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said SNAP benefits will only resume in full when Democrats end the government shutdown, ...

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure ...