Over at Balkinization, David Super, a congressional process expert, has these comments about why preservation of the filibuster is, in his view, in the best interests of both parties. Thus, Super ...

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a ...

Congressional MAGA Republicans and the Trump administration want you to believe that the looming government shutdown will be the fault of Democrats, which, not true. Republicans have the votes to pass ...

The Trump administration announced Friday it had begun mass layoffs of federal employees, a step not taken during previous ...

Donald Trump's administration made good on a threat to fire thousands of federal workers as the government shutdown hit its ...

Here's a simple, straight-forward explanation of what a government shutdown means, how it happens, who is responsible and ...

The No. 4 Democrat in the House is egging on Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster as each side blames the other for the ...

Few signs of progress toward an agreement to reopen the government have emerged as both parties work to lay blame on their ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to continue pushing GOP continuing resolution, while Democrats demand Obamacare tax credit extension to end shutdown stalemate.

The partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost ...