Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is one of the 40 Democrats who voted against the deal to end the shutdown. He joined Amna ...

At 41 days and counting, the end of the longest shutdown in government history could be in sight. A group of Democrats and ...

The labor market may not be cratering, but it does not look very strong. This week, a private report found 42,000 new jobs ...

Voters in races across the country backed Democrats, including in New York’s mayoral race and contests for governor in New ...

With the federal government shutdown on its 34th day, the Trump administration said it will restart some food aid payments.

As airports brace for widespread travel disruptions amid the government shutdown, Lisa Desjardins reports on the efforts to end the record-long closure.

The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to ...

In our news wrap Thursday, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not run for re-election next year, the Supreme Court is ...

In response to a court order, the Trump administration says it will provide half of the regular food stamp benefits during ...

In the standoff over the government shutdown, Republicans tried something new, offering a Senate bill that would pay some federal workers who are still on the job. Democrats blocked that move, arguing ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Kimberley Atkins Stohr of the Boston Globe join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the demolition of the entire East Wing of the White ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown barreling toward the date when funding ...