Sinn Féin's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has said his party aims to be in government on both sides of the Border and claimed… Sinn Féin's chief negotiator Martin McGuinness has said his party ...

House Republicans countered with a second despite unmistakable signs their unity was fraying — and Senate Democrats promptly rejected it, as well. That left the next move up to Speaker John Boehner ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A threatened government shutdown only hours away, House Republicans scaled back their demands for delays in the nation's health care overhaul Monday night as the price for essential ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A threatened government shutdown imminent, House Republicans scaled back their demands to delay the nation's health care law Monday night as the price for essential federal funding, ...

Hours before the possible shutdown, the Senate voted 54-46 to reject the House-passed measure that would have kept the government open but would have delayed implementation of the health care law for ...