Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Follow live updates here.

Shutdown? What shutdown? President Donald Trump is barreling along like the government isn't shuttered, keeping up international and domestic travel while construction crews race to transform the White House to accommodate his new ballroom.

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stays elevated

The government shutdown has gone on for more than four weeks, with no sign the impasse will end soon. Here's what lawmakers told CBS News they're doing.

The government shutdown has reached Day 29 and is the second-longest in history. Will the Senate vote today to reopen? What time? Here's what to know.

Food assistance, health care costs, air travel, and military pay all face major strain if the shutdown extends beyond this week.

The Fed cut interest rates slightly on Wednesday to steady the economy amid a weakening job market, as a long government shutdown has clouded its view of the economy.

Senator Bernie Sanders joins fellow Democrats for a press conference on funding the federal SNAP program amid the ongoing government shutdown.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says the longer the government stays closed, the more costly the pause will be.

No more than 400 people will be permitted to take the Maryland Bar Exam in February, the state’s Supreme Court ordered Monday.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a final stop in South Korea, where he'll meet with China's Xi Jinping.