With the government shutdown over, we take a look at what's next in Congress in the coming weeks. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: ...

President Trump's expansive interpretation of executive power is continuing to reshape federal spending in a government shutdown.

Democrats have successfully framed what is now the second-longest government shutdown in U.S. history around the issue of health care. Some three weeks in, it remains solid ground for the party, and ...

On national security, spending and oversight, the president continues to undercut the legislative branch, and Republicans in charge have done little to stop him. News Analysis On national security, ...

For many decades, politicians of both parties and almost all economists have recognized the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve as a cornerstone of the American economy — and indeed the world ...

The federal government has shut down as congressional lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government beyond September 30. And the effects are now being felt: Federal workers are missing ...

In a poll conducted last week, Fox News found that 82 percent of Americans disapproved of Congress going on recess during August. Or, to be specific, that 82 percent of people didn't "feel Congress ...

Hours after meeting at the White House with the top two congressional Democrats, President Trump posted a fake video to Truth Social mocking the lawmakers. The video, which appeared to be generated by ...

We explain what elected officials aren’t doing during the government shutdown. By Carl Hulse I’m The Times’s chief Washington correspondent. By almost any measure, Congress is failing. And flailing.