Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest President Donald Trump’s “tightening authoritarian grip on the country” amid the government shutdown.

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

More than three weeks into the federal government shutdown, Hill Republicans are debating whether or not to change their ...

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing government shutdown to help farmers and ranchers get access to $3 billion of aid ...

The government shutdown is now the second-longest funding lapse in modern history, stretching into Day 22 on Wednesday.

The Democratic senator pointed to the Trump administration’s previous halting of research grants for universities in its ...

Healthcare insurance premiums are expected to rise as SNAP benefits could be halted if the Government does not reopen before ...

Over a million federal workers go unpaid during the government shutdown as lawmakers continue to receive salaries amid funding disputes.

While the GOP already controls 10 of the 14 House districts in North Carolina — a state Trump won by 51% last year — the ...

The top two Democratic leaders have requested a meeting with Trump after the last one went sideways. Some Republicans say it wouldn't hurt for him to engage more but doubt he will.

Democrat Jeff Merkley's Senate floor speech warning that "tyranny has arrived" in America is closing in on 20 hours as the ...

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 ...