The ongoing partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history Saturday as President Donald Trump continues to insist on funding for his border wall, a demand Democrats staunchly resist. Another pay-less pay day came and went Friday for the 800,000 federal workers...

President Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall, as pressure mounts to find an escape hatch from the three-week impasse that has closed parts of the government, leaving hundreds of thousands of workers without pay. Some...

The partial shutdown of the US government could have serious consequences for air safety, according to unions representing aviation workers, which are calling for an immediate resolution to the budgetary stalemate. Some 800,000 federal employees, including those from the Department of...

You might assume a government shutdown that is about to set an unwelcome record, and is being battled over funding for a border wall most Americans oppose, just might leave President Donald Trump itching to make a deal. You would be wrong. In a combative exchange with reporters...