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A partial shutdown of the federal government began just after midnight Saturday, after Congress and President Trump were unable to resolve an impasse over funding.

While this is the first time the Senate has passed anti-lynching legislation, Congress has been trying for over a century.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., says President Trump "will not sign" a Senate-approved plan to temporarily fund government agencies.

Mattis' departure completes a near-wholesale shake-up of Trump's initial national security team and follows a record-setting series of departures of administration leaders.

A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer's lawyers.

The Fed said in a statement it is raising the key borrowing rate to a range of 2.25 percent to 2.50 percent — the highest level in a decade.

The U.S. plans to withdraw all of its troops from Syria, a senior Pentagon official tells NPR. About 2,000 U.S. troops are currently in the northeastern part of the country.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll has a warning for Democrats: Americans are largely against the country becoming more politically correct.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said Democrats would support McConnell's bill. It's unclear if President Trump will sign the bill.

An unauthorized immigrant from Honduras will serve more time in prison after molesting a young girl following his second illegal border crossing into the U.S.

"A new era of American national security in space begins today," Pence said.

A federal judge delayed sentencing national security adviser Michael Flynn Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his talks with Russia's ambassador.

The devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits machine guns, according to a senior Justice Department official.

The federal government shutdown could ruin your plans to take out-of-town visitors to see the Liberty Bell.

If your head swiveled 360 degrees, Exorcist-style, after learning Friday that a federal judge in Texas had ruled Obamacare unconstitutional, I totally get it.