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All told, an estimated 800,000 government employees missed their paychecks for first time since the shutdown began three weeks ago.

The New Jersey Attorney General's Office did not investigate a rape allegation because the victim wasn't a state worker at the time of the attack.

 An estimated 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians currently receive the benefits.

There's growing concern about the toll the shutdown is taking on everyday Americans, including disruptions in payments to farmers and trouble for home buyers.

There were a lot of questions going into the address, but there were at least as many afterward, especially, and most importantly, what now?

Midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry said however the shutdown ends, funding a border wall will likely continue to be a topic of debate.

Theodore Roosevelt, who died 100 years ago yesterday, famously declared that dissent was a citizen’s duty: “To announce that ...

The National Park Service says it is taking the extraordinary step of dipping into entrance fees to pay for staffing at its highly visited parks.

Trump confirmed to reporters that he privately told Democrats, in the Friday meeting with congressional leaders, that the shutdown could drag on for "months or even years."

As the government's partial shutdown pushed toward a third week, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are feeling the financial pinch.

A closed-door briefing for congressional leaders in the White House Situation Room on Wednesday failed to resolve any issues over funding for border security.

Pennsylvania’s House and Senate swore in their newly-elected members on New Year’s Day and are now gearing up to start a two-year legislative session.

The meeting, described as a "briefing" on "border security," would take place Wednesday, a day before Democrats are set to take over the House, sources tell NPR's Scott Detrow

The Russia imbroglio is barreling into another year that could deliver even more revelations and political heat than the last one — and maybe even a big finale.

House Democrats are introducing a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving money for President Donald Trump's border wall.