Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.” ...

WASHINGTON -- The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington, though most of the time lawmakers and the president are able to head it off. This time, however, prospects ...

During a shutdown, recreational facilities funded by the federal government would be forced to close, leaving travelers and ...

A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1 as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have not yet come to an agreement on ...

The risk of a partial U.S. government shutdown beginning next week is rising as congressional Democrats and Republicans hit ...

Investors have typically greeted news of past government shutdowns with a shrug. But there is at least one important ...

As news was breaking of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show being suspended, guests booked on Wednesday’s episode were already on ...

This letter may interest folks in disaster zones. My parents set up a trust. Their house was supposed to go to one sibling, “Bob.” The cash in their checking account was to be split between the two ...

During the pre-fight press conference, the UFC boss got into a heated argument with a boxing reporter who pressed White on his plans for TKO boxing. And during the argument, Canelo chimed in and ...

I have been married to my wife for 25 years, and overall, we have a strong, trusting relationship. But something happened recently that I cannot seem to shake, and it has been gnawing at me more than ...

House Democrats are hanging their hopes on party leaders in the Senate to block any government spending bill crafted solely by the GOP, but there’s plenty of distrust between the chambers hovering ...

Matt Couden is a sports and entertainment journalist from Virginia covering the NFL, NBA, WNBA, WWE, college athletics, and pop culture. A Connecticut native and proud University of Connecticut ...