La., would halt lawmakers from being paid for each day the shutdown continues, while also sidestepping the constitutional requirement that members of Congress receive a paycheck.

The standoff between the two parties over how to end the government shutdown is rapidly approaching a crucial deadline - and meeting it appears all but out of reach. Democrats are demanding Republicans agree to extend Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies,

Senator John Kennedy introduced two bills that would prevent members of Congress from getting paid during a government shutdown.

WASHINGTON -- The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.

The government shutdown is on the verge of becoming the longest in US history — and lawmakers still have no idea how much longer it will go.

U.S. Capitol Police arrest Pennsylvania man who allegedly threatened to kill Congress member near Senate building. Richard Griffin, 43, was stopped before a security screening.

California’s Proposition 50 ballot measure is a counter to President Trump’s push for new congressional maps aimed at shoring up the GOP hold on Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. If Propo

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of colleagues on a letter seeking congressional action to stop the sale of hemp-derived THC products such as Delta-8.

Gohmert recalled a conversation he had with the vice president after noticing Cheney had an entire restroom roped off just for him at Maude Cobb Convention Center.

Food insecurity is increasing as the government shutdown continues, leaving federal workers without paychecks and others at risk of losing SNAP benefits.