Negotiations to end the U.S. government shutdown, now in its third week, were making significant progress in the Senate just days before the government exhausts…

House and Senate lawmakers this week proposed legislation to retroactively pay the roughly 800,000 federal workers who are furloughed because of the partial government shutdown…

Shutting down the government wouldn’t mean that employees and retirees can shut off the bills they have to pay. Following are the answers, as best…

Federal agencies will begin telling employees on Friday if they will be required to work or be furloughed during a partial government shutdown, according to…