WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of Americans feel the increasingly painful consequences of the crisis on their ...

Mike Johnson would like you to believe that he doesn’t really follow the news; doesn’t keep up with events in Washington, D.C ...

With Congress now tied for its longest-ever shutdown, a small group of fed-up lawmakers in Washington are furiously trying to end the standoff as soon as this week.

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...