An estimated 42 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is commonly called SNAP. That’s more than one in 10 citizens who depend on government ...

Many furloughed workers, who will receive backpay, were already told Wednesday to report to work the following day for the first time in nearly six weeks. Updated Nov. 13 at 8:13 a.m. The federal ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could end this week, after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the government. House members have to return to DC to vote to reopen the government.

Washington — Seven Democratic senators and one independent who caucuses with Democrats voted late Sunday to reopen the government and end the shutdown. Three of them have consistently voted for ...

WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown will become the longest in United States history, even as millions of Americans feel the increasingly painful consequences of the crisis on their daily ...

(CNN) — Senators have approved a funding package to reopen the federal government, sending the compromise deal to their colleagues in the House. Centrist Senate Democrats struck a deal over the ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The U.S. Senate voted late Monday night on a bill that would reopen the federal government. It is up for a House vote next. Both of Colorado’s Senate Democrats voted “No.” Senator ...

United Airlines pilots check their phones beneath a bank of screens showing arrival and departure times for flights at Denver International Airport on Friday. (Gazette file photo) We’re still ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government is on track to reopen after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, but final votes are still needed in the Senate and then the House to end the 41-day impasse. The ...

WASHINGTON ― Democrats’ big election wins this week are complicating bipartisan talks to reopen the federal government, with some Democratic lawmakers urging their party to hold the line and keep ...

Trump calls on Republicans to "Get rid of the Filibuster" In a series of Truth Social posts late Thursday night, President Trump called on Republican lawmakers to do away with the filibuster. "It is ...