The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes ...

The shutdown is the result of weeks of disagreements between Republicans and Democrats in Washington over funding the ...

The shutdown happened because Republicans and Democrats could not agree to pass a bill funding government services into ...

NPR's Michel Martin asks Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, the chairwoman of the House Republican Conference, about the ongoing government shutdown and the prospects for a resolution.

Republican leaders in Congress on Wednesday dug in on pressuring Democrats to vote for a “clean” GOP-crafted stopgap to reopen the government, signaling the Senate will hold repeated votes on the bill ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York about the ongoing government shutdown and his calls for Democrats in his state to end it.

Republican and Democrat lawmakers are now, for the most part, locked in a blame game, as each side is holding the other ...

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune pitches an idea to Democrats in an effort to reopen the U.S. government.

A partial U.S. government shutdown began on Wednesday as congressional Democrats and Republicans hit an impasse over how to ...

I live in the Washington, DC, area and the shutdown will severely damage the economy here. I've always been concerned about shutdowns in general, because it is a reckless move that can affect, and has ...

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