(The Center Square) – After a third week of making zero progress on a federal funding deal, lawmakers have headed home for the weekend with no hopes of ending the government shutdown anytime soon.

(The Center Square) – Republicans view President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency more favorably than Democrats and independents as the president's cost-cutting bureau enters a new era after the departure of Tesla boss Elon Musk.

(The Center Square) – Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ bill to reopen the government for the tenth time Thursday – even after Republican leaders agreed to hold a vote on Democrats’ health care policy ultimatums.

(The Center Square) – A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing employees during the partial government shutdown. 

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's weekend move to pay U.S. troops during a partial government shutdown raised legal questions, but it also relieved pressure on Republicans as a congressional funding lapse stretched into a 14th day.

(The Center Square) – As the ongoing government shutdown enters its third week, Republican leaders are reminding Democrats that by blocking the House-passed funding bill, they are also delaying progress on the very health care policies that they claim are at stake.

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Saturday that America's 1.3 million military service members will get paid on Oct. 15 despite a congressional budget lapse that led to a partial government shutdown.

(The Center Square) - As partisan divides appear to deepen and prolong the partial government shutdown, bipartisan lawmakers said they are concerned about national security effects of the funding lapse.

(The Center Square) – The Office of Management and Budget will begin eliminating thousands of civilian positions across the federal government, fulfilling the Trump administration’s plan to use the ongoing government shutdown as a vehicle for mass layoffs.

(The Center Square) – After being credited for ending seven wars, President Donald Trump was snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize.