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What’s in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

WASHINGTON – A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to...

Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever

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

Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona

PHOENIX – Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest...

Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

WASHINGTON – A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump's mass pardons has been arrested on a...

Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent...

Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no...

Who’s winning the blame game over the government shutdown? Everyone and no one, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON – As the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, a new AP-NORC poll finds that most Americans see it as...

Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, ready to reject government funding bill for 10th time

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government, insisting they...

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO – President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.U.S. District...

Vance warns ‘deeper’ cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on, adding...