A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown.

The Senate on Tuesday morning will hold its 13th vote on stopgap funding as the government shutdown nears the 4-week mark. Pressure is building on leaders from both parties to reopen the ...

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The House and Senate returned to Washington on Tuesday after a monthlong August recess and are racing against the clock as the government shutdown deadline approaches. Republican leadership left ...