The government has shut down 21 times since 1977, and Congress is still breaking records for the longest fiscal standoffs.

It's all making this fight that much harder to resolve and potentially redefining how Washington will approach funding lapses ...

It’s too soon to see how this particular shutdown will end, although history suggests that a short-term funding extension is ...

As in other periods of uncertainty – wars, financial crises, pandemics, etc. – people look to the safety of U.S. Treasury ...

Former jockey Richard Killoran, now a global equity analyst, assesses how the sport can avert a deepening crisis ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. further added to the Trump administration’s problematic claims ...

India faces a heritage crisis despite government efforts. Public-private partnerships could revive neglected historic sites ...

The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic ...

Water insecurity has reached critical levels, with nearly 98% of available freshwater resources already allocated. Even without climate change, freshwater resources are finite. Unlike electricity, you ...

Republicans had proposed extending government funding at current levels until Nov. 21 to allow for members to continue working on full-year appropriations bills. Democrats made a counteroffer to keep ...

President Donald Trump 's administration, citing the government shutdown, said Wednesday it was putting a hold on roughly $18 billion to fund a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New ...