A shutdown would temporarily give the executive branch even broader powers over what government services are deemed "essential." ...

The market, in turn, has tumbled as Trump’s trade war sparks fears of a forthcoming recession. Last week, the Dow dropped 670 ...

The fate of the IRS Direct File program remains unclear as Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency cleave their ...

Democrats are torn on how to vote for Trump's budget bill amid a looming government shutdown if an agreement is not made.

Polls show that small-business optimism has plummeted in the wake of Trump’s tariff rollercoaster. The National Federation of ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he feels "very badly" for the thousands of civil servants who have ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

Potential cuts of up to 50 per cent of NASA's science budget could mean cancelling missions including the Hubble Space Telescope and the Voyager probes ...

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House.

Elon Musk’s group obscured the details of some new claims on its website, despite promises of transparency. But The Times was ...