A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday, but it is unlikely to last long. The shutdown is ...

Funding for many federal agencies expired on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.

A four-day partial US government shutdown is over after the House of Representatives approved a funding measure and sent it ...

The odds of a partial government shutdown this weekend seemed to grow as Democrats panned a White House counteroffer.

If US Congress can’t agree on funding, a partial shutdown would furlough some agencies while others keep running under prior budgets or essential-services rules.

The ruling confirms that the Privacy Act contains strong protections for individual privacy that are applicable in the ...

A federal judge has blocked California's law banning federal and local law enforcement officers from wearing masks during ...

Many of the IRS's major functions, including application processing and refunds, could be affected by the shutdown.

Colorado’s Senators want Homeland Security funding pulled from a minibus government funding bill after federal immigration agents shot a Minneapolis man this past weekend.

The partial US government shutdown is now in its fourth day but appears likely to end soon after a White House pressure ...

The U.S. House approved legislation to fund all departments except Homeland Security, giving themselves a short two weeks to negotiate the reforms Democrats are demanding.

The House has passed a bill to end the partial government shutdown cleared by a bipartisan vote under the insistence of ...