Americans' trust in the government—now near a record low—has been underwater for decades. But that wasn't always the case..

A notice informing that the Washington Monument is closed because of a partial government shutdown is attached to a glass door, as U.S. flags are reflected on it, on the first day of a partial ...

The U.S. federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to government data published on ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government is heading for a shutdown on Wednesday as congressional Democrats and Republicans hit an impasse over how to continue to fund the federal government. A ...

The U.S. government shut down — the first federal government closure in nearly seven years — after Congress failed to pass a short-term funding bill amid a partisan standoff over health care subsidies ...

The threat of a government shutdown looms over Washington this week, as President Donald Trump was set to meet with key congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, Sept. 29, less than 48 hours ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services plans to furlough 41% of its workforce if Congress fails to prevent a looming government shutdown, suspending critical functions ...

Proposals that would have funded the government failed in the Senate on Tuesday. Both Republican and Democratic proposals that would have funded the government past Tuesday failed in the Senate during ...

Government researchers are heading back to work, but questions about the size of research-budget cuts will extend into next year. The shutdown began on 1 October owing, in part, to a Congressional ...