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All administrations get some leeway to choose which services to freeze and which to maintain in a shutdown, so many important functions will remain operational.

Hurricane Imelda is barreling toward Bermuda as forecasters warn it would swipe past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm.

Flames broke out along West Dorrance Street in Kingston Wednesday morning.

Democrats agree it's time to fight. Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is...

A panel of three federal judges are considering whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening...

The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

Israel’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.” Israel's defense ministry said...

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off.

The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty.

The last government shutdown stretched from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, lasting 35 days and eclipsing the previous record of 21 days.