The government shutdown has officially become the longest in United States history on Nov. 5 after a 14th Senate vote to end it failed on Tuesday. The government has now been shut down for 36 days, surpassing the previous record-setting government closure in 2019.

President Donald Trump is hosting leaders of five Central Asian countries at the White House as he intensifies his hunt for rare earth metals needed for high-tech devices, including smartphones, elec...

Democrats want a funding bill to include healthcare subsidies that are due to expire for 24 million Americans at year's end, but Republicans say Congress must first pass a funding bill without string...