US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

As Congress circles the issue, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in ...

US government to stop paying for food aid from November as second-longest shutdown continues

The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep ...

The US government has shut down. Here's what to know

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing ...

Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war and seeks to revoke citizenship of opponent

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the U.S. government is “fabricating” a war against him as the world's biggest ...