President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...

A government shutdown could begin on Wednesday, halting pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers and delaying services, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding past Sept. 30. The financial ...

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 ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called President Trump’s behavior “erratic and unhinged” as government funding lapsed overnight. In a ...

The government shutdown is now officially the longest on record, surpassing the previous record of 34 days that occurred during President Trump’s first term in office. That shutdown, which lasted from ...

Proposals that would have funded the government failed in the Senate on Tuesday. Both Republican and Democratic proposals that would have funded the government past Tuesday failed in the Senate during ...

The federal government shutdown continues and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal employees have now missed the first full paycheck since the shutdown ...

Americans’ trust in the federal government, which has hovered at or near record lows for nearly 20 years, has modestly increased over the last year. Still, only about two-in-ten Americans say they ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is officially over after President Trump signed a bill passed by Congress on Wednesday night. The federal government is reopening. But after 43 days on ...

The U.S. government is set to shut down next weekend unless Congress manages to strike a last-minute agreement to pass a funding bill before the March 14 deadline. The uncertain situation has left ...

On a whim, an NGO leader walks into a fortune teller's booth. "My NGO has developed a proven intervention that is improving the lives of 10,000 people. We expect increased philanthropic funding over ...

Nonprofits are facing a crisis, and many in the charitable sector are fearful. As government funding for social good is slashed, even if temporarily, it will have waterfall effects for years to come.