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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s working to determine which "Democrat" agencies will face cuts after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on a government funding package.

The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling. Senate Majority ...

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Chris Lehmann on racism, austerity and the Democrats finding courage. Jeet Heer The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer The Time of Monsters podcast features ...

The countdown clock on this page tells the story: We’re still in a federal government shutdown. Let’s take a step back and review some of our most recent reporting, if you’re just getting up to speed.

During his remarks in an interview with Gavin Newsom today, Senator Chris Murphy exposed the horrifying reality of Trump's senseless government shutdown. Murphy stated, "This isn't about politics." ...

Walmart deploys millions of new sensors in retail's first large-scale deployment of IoT tech James Comey strikes back Ontario premier criticizes Trump after Stellantis says it will move production ...

Since Democrats have shut down the federal government because they want another $1.5 trillion bailout of ObamaCare, it’s a good time to remind everyone that the law has been a wide-ranging and ...

Messages on official government channels blaming Democrats for the shutdown are one of the most significant hits yet to the longstanding wall between federal workers and politics, historians said. “We ...

PARIS (Reuters) -France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, making it the shortest-lived administration in ...

France’s new Prime Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday, barely 14 hours after appointing his new cabinet, after allies and foes alike threatened to topple his government, driving French ...

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan argued Tuesday that Americans do not support federal workers who have been furloughed amid the government shutdown receiving back pay. “Most Americans say if you’re working, ...