Since the modern federal budget process began in 1976, the US has experienced 20 separate funding gaps. Most lasted only a few days.

The partial government "shutdown" is a pure political act. It has nothing to do with the amount of money the government takes from taxpayers, though it does have something to do with how much it irresponsibly spends. Democrats are holding the country ...

The British government has come under sustained criticism after a prosecution against two men accused of spying for China collapsed last month, with critics saying it was because of fears of upsetting Beijing. Two men, Christopher Cash, 30, a former ...

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How a six-week shutdown froze SNAP for 41 million Americans—and what families are doing to eat in the meantime.

The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the U.S. Capitol, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a possible "off-ramp" to the disruption.

The government shutdown is now the longest in American history — breaking the record set during President Trump’s first term. NBC News’ Sahil Kapur reports on the impacts of the record-breaking standoff between President Trump and Democratic leaders.