It’s too early to blink, but the pressure is slowly beginning to rise. The government shutdown drama is still in its opening act with Democrats and Republicans each heaping blame on the other side.

Or shall we say "reckonings." And they’re coming, whether the government reopens soon or remains shuttered. If the government stays closed, voters will likely torch both parties for not hammering out ...

Americans are divided on which party to blame if funding lapses after midnight tonight, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Yet a plurality – 38% – say Republicans, who control the White ...

WSJ economics reporter Konrad Putzier explains how the government shutdown is adding more uncertainty to an already fragile U.S. economy. Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty ...

After 40 days of political paralysis that furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers and strained critical services across the nation, the U.S. Senate has finally taken a decisive step toward ending ...

For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies that Democrats had demanded. By Michael Gold Reporting ...