As the federal government’s partial shutdown enters its 16th day without a budget deal, the nation’s 22nd shutdown is on track to break records. The shutdown began just after midnight on Oct. 1 after ...

Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Washington — The longest government shutdown in modern U.S.

For most people, introductions are a fleeting formality, an exchange of names accomplished in seconds. However, for Laurence Watkins, this simple task becomes an extraordinary feat of endurance. To ...

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations just after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1 as Congress and the White House remain deadlocked on reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a ...