US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists

As Congress circles the issue, a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in ...

Government shutdown updates: World Central Kitchen distributes meals to federal workers in Washington

World Central Kitchen, the humanitarian group founded by Chef José Andrés, distributed food to federal workers affected by ...

US government to stop paying for food aid from November as second-longest shutdown continues

The new notice comes after the Trump administration said it would not tap roughly $5 billion in contingency funds to keep ...

The US government has shut down. Here's what to know

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing ...