The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the government by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1. House Republicans passed a short-term funding measure on Sept. 19 ...

After weeks of uncertainty, millions of Americans will soon start receiving federal nutrition assistance benefits again, after President Trump on Wednesday night signed a bill passed by Congress to ...

President Trump has signed a bill to fund the government, bringing a close to the longest government shutdown in history, one that saw millions of Americans affected and ended with little political ...

President Donald Trump signed legislation to fund the government again — putting an end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Trump signaled Monday the government would open soon, as ...

The House of Representatives has returned to Washington for the first time in nearly two months and is set to vote to end the nation’s longest-ever government ...

Nov. 12 (UPI) --Full food assistance program benefits will begin flowing to around 42 million Americans within one day after legislation ended the longest government shutdown at 43 days on Wednesday.

The federal government is set to reopen after being shut down for a record-setting 43 days after the House on Wednesday evening approved a bill to resume operations across agencies. President Trump ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress is poised to approve a deal that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which began when lawmakers allowed funding to expire on ...

Funding for the Air Force’s new E-7 Wedgetail radar jet was included in the bipartisan agreement on Sunday evening to end the longest-ever government shutdown—despite the fact that the military wants ...

The temporary ruling by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, blocking a lower court order to fully fund the aid, added to the uncertainty around the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. By Tony Romm and ...

Now in its 36th day, pain points for Americans continue to mount. The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the ...