State health officials have confirmed that Wisconsin's SNAP benefits, known as FoodShare, will pause if the government ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will resume core operations at 2,100 field offices to help farmers access critical aid, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech on the Senate floor to protest ...

Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo called on Congress to end the ongoing federal government shutdown and wrote a letter to ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke overnight and is still delivering a marathon speech railing against President Donald Trump's "grave ...

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

We are now entering Day 22 of the government shutdown, which is on track to becoming the longest in the nation’s history.

As Socrates or Yogi Berra might say, “knowing nothing" rules the shutdown standoff. President Trump’s role looms as Congress ...

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on ...

The Senate again voted down the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. The 12th vote on the ...

Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long and into the evening on Oct. 22 to protest the Trump administration.

Food stamp benefits for nearly 3 million Floridians could be delayed if the federal government shutdown lasts through Nov. 1.