The longer the federal government shutdown lasts, the more it will cost the U.S. economy, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates at up to $14 billion.

The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., left, speaks in the House chamber as House Democrats stand to applaud him, prior to the final vote for President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol, Thursday, July 3 ...

The nation's second-longest government shutdown continues after Senate Democrats rejected a continuing resolution to reopen the federal government on Wednesday.

The legislation is likely doomed because the House has passed new rules that allow leadership to prevent it from ever coming up for a vote.

The 115th Congress wasted no time in crafting the means to repeal Obamacare. The Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday released a budget resolution that enables Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act with a simple majority vote. A floor vote in the ...

The federal government shutdown could cost the U.S. economy between $7 billion and $14 billion, shaving up to 2% from gross domestic product in the fourth quarter because of the lapse in government spending,

The second-longest government shutdown is projected to put a toll on the U.S. economy. The Congressional Budget Office expects the shutdown so far to take a $7 billion hit to the economy. That sum would climb to $14 billion if it drags on for another month.