Lawmakers left Washington for the weekend appearing no closer to a deal to fund the federal government. Follow live updates on the government shutdown.

The massive expansion of the White House events space is funded by the president himself along with private donors, according to officials.

Senate Democrats rejected another Republican bill on Friday, as signs indicate that the government shutdown may extend into ...

A few years ago, when my husband was still in the army, we went to a semi-regular parent and staff meeting at our kids’ school.

Significant gaps remain to be negotiated. Hamas has said it is ready to exchange hostages for prisoners but has not said if ...

Chief Bob Day refuted assertions made by the U.S. Justice Department that the city engaged in “viewpoint discrimination.” ...

Portland has more than $342 million in active federal grants, city records show, with nearly half of those dollars unspent.

Claire Hanna said that confidence in local politics is draining as she warned that the Executive "never seems far from ...

A counterproposal put forward by Senate Democrats also failed to advance, suggestinhg deep divisions in Congress. With both ...

Labour and Nigel Farage pose equivalent threats to Britain's economic security, Mel Stride has warned The Shadow Chancellor, ...

Government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock: Live updates - The White House threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere ...

Andrew Hastie is set to hold a press conference at 11.15am (AEST) from Perth on Saturday following his sensational ...