In the hours before Democrats’ electoral victories Tuesday night, the end of the government shutdown seemed near. Several ...

The administration had said it would distribute partial payments in November, but that the process could take weeks. The ...

Aidan Tavor, center, directs traffic as volunteers help load vehicles during a food distribution at the San Antonio Food Bank ...

The flight cancellations are the latest indication of the rising stakes of the shutdown, which hit 37 days on Nov. 6 with little sign of an end. While bipartisan talks to reopen the government have ...

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