McConnell instructed officials to use a combination of contingency funds and other funds he said were available to make the full payments during the federal government shutdown.

The Trump administration asked an appeals court to pause a judge’s order requiring the US to fully fund November food-aid benefits to 42 million eligible Americans by Friday, arguing the government sh...

McConnell was one of two judges who ruled last week that the administration could not skip November’s benefits entirely because of the federal shutdown.

GOP leaders in Congress teed up a vote Friday, Nov. 7, on advancing legislation to potentially end the record-breaking government shutdown.

Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the chamber's top Republican said was an offer to reopen shu...

Democrats, however, indicated they weren’t sold on the emerging package, with some saying they would need their core demand of extending Affordable Care Act subsidies to be part of any legislation.