SPRINGFIELD — Saying that he could not justify “playing with other people's lives” as millions of Americans went without ...

I think that is the crudest form of political weapon that I can imagine — and that's why I came to the conclusion that we had ...

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will pursue legal action against the DOJ after a new provision in Wednesday’s shutdown deal ...

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. The party behind a shutdown rarely gets what it wants.

The Senate minority leader didn’t vote to end the shutdown but is still getting the blame for his members caving.

The Senate is drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the government shutdown. Senators began debate on the bill just ...

Sunday night, the inevitable finally happened and the Senate Democrats finally cracked. After more than 40 days of pointless ...

The Senate passed a major funding package Monday night that is likely to bring to an end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

The Senate took an initial step Sunday night toward ending the 40-day government shutdown, advancing a procedural vote backed ...