The bills force federal agencies to improve established training programs to better develop future leaders, update and expand ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...

A sign indicating that the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Getty Images) The U.S. government remained shut down as Congress ...

"We need President Trump and congressional Republicans to do their jobs," Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said, warning of skyrocketing health care costs.

The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and ...

A petition seeking to strip members of Congress of their salaries during the government shutdown has garnered over 97,000 signatures. The petition, launched by a Missouri resident named Joyce, argues ...

Without Congressional action, Healey's office estimates that 337,000 Massachusetts residents will see premiums increase as ...

When the government shut down for a few weeks in October 2013, then-President Barack Obama made sure to blame conservative Republicans for refusing to pass any short-term spending bill that included ...

Some lawmakers are donating their salaries. Nearly 4 in 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives did not take their pay during the government shutdown, according to an ABC News survey of ...

Congressional Democrats find themselves in an unusual position these days: cheering on a government shutdown. The party, known for its pro-government posture and defense of the federal workforce, has ...