The government runs out of funding as the clock strikes midnight from Tuesday, Sept. 30 to Wednesday, Oct. 1. To avoid that ...

Democratic leaders have accused President Donald Trump of throwing a tantrum and chickening out after he canceled a meeting ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday scrapped a meeting with top congressional Democratic leaders to discuss government ...

Trump said he won't meet with Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer unless they change their posture on ...

President Donald Trump scrapped a White House meeting with top congressional Democrats later this week, as the threat of a ...

President Donald Trump canceled the meeting, set for Thursday, arguing no meeting would "possibly be productive." ...

Democrats say they won’t back any funding proposal unless they get something in return. Republicans have rejected their ...

GOP and Democratic leaders are still at an impasse on a government funding extension with the Sept. 30 deadline approaching, risking partial shutdown of the federal government.

President Trump and GOP lawmakers are itching to make a potential government shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats as negotiations show few signs of progress with less than a week to go.

The president canceled a high stakes meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress, accusing them of being unrealistic in their ...

A government shutdown essentially indicates that money to pay federal employees and keep the lights on at federal agencies has run out. That means that non-essential government functions are reduced, ...

Lawmakers have until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget. If they don't, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that ...