WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of ...

Legislative leaders in Massachusetts kicked off this session with pledges to get more business done. But a WBUR analysis ...

With Congress now tied for its longest-ever shutdown, a small group of fed-up lawmakers in Washington are furiously trying to end the standoff as soon as this week.

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who told reporters on Monday that there won't be changes to the Senate rule any time soon.

The GOP continues to shoulder most of the shutdown blame in the polls, only stiffening the Democratic resolve to keep up the ...

Senate Democrats are divided over whether Republicans have offered enough to reach a deal to end the government shutdown this ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday he is “optimistic” a deal to end the more than four-week shutdown ...

During his "60 Minutes" interview, President Donald Trump called Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer a "kamikaze," ...

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has ...

Democratic Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen is continuing to embrace Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s shutdown strategy despite ...