The Constitution created three branches of government: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. For the past century, progressives in Congress have created a fourth branch composed of ...

Some lawmakers worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive president.

During a government shutdown, federal agencies and services not deemed "essential" must stop working. Here's what's open and closed.

Roughly 1,400 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration — a branch of the Department of Energy — will be sent home starting Monday.