This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — The longest shutdown in U.S. history ended Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed a spending package that reopens...
After weeks of whiplash and food insecurity for about 850,000 Virginians during the nation’s longest federal government shutdown, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients appear on track...
This story has been updated. In a rare public split from his party, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., broke ranks with most Senate Democrats on Sunday...
The Trump administration continued Monday to press the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn lower court decisions requiring the federal government to pay for full benefits for...
RICHMOND, Va. — Some airports are experiencing an increase in flight delays and cancellations amid the government shutdown that furloughed workers or required them to work...
RICHMOND, Va. — The ongoing government shutdown has left Virginia shipyard employees working without pay and uncertain when relief will come. Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans...
Employees at Shenandoah National Park and other national parks are going unpaid during the government shutdown, during their busiest season of the year. “National parks remain...
WASHINGTON — The Senate Thursday failed to advance a Republican measure and rejected unanimous agreements on two related bills from Democrats that would have paid federal...
This article, Part Three of the Mercury’s Pulse Check series, was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 Impact Fund...
Jessica Weinberg enjoyed her job as a social scientist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, helping communicate to the public the importance of medical devices...
As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Virginia’s U.S. senators are backing a bid to shield federal workers and contractors from the fallout....
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to send paychecks to active duty troops this week, despite Congress not passing legislation to allow it during the ongoing...
WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week to break the stalemate and fund the government before active duty military members miss their first paycheck of the...
WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican lawmakers remained far apart Monday with just over 24 hours until a federal government shutdown begins, after a White House meeting...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration began posting plans over the weekend that detail how hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be furloughed during a government...