Negotiators on a $1.3 trillion government spending bill dropped protections for so-called Dreamer immigrants and gave President Donald Trump only a partial victory on paying for his U.S.-Mexico border wall as talks entered their final stage on Wednesday.

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Reid Ribble knows he’s not like some other members of Congress. But he’s careful to not peg himself as wiser or more virtuous. Just differently oriented.

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There is a way to prevent government shutdowns. A change in U.S. law would keep federal workers on the job and ensure that treasured sites such as the Statue of Liberty and Yosemite stay open during a budget fight, instead of becoming political pawns.

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After weeks of intense partisan fights, the House is showing it can come together on major legislation after all.

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After the federal government came to a standstill for 16 days, it’s reasonable for Americans to expect that lawmakers accomplished something.

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Wauwatosa attorney Martin Kuhn was in the middle of a National Labor Relations Board trial when the federal government shut down.

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President Barack Obama laid the blame for the government's partial shutdown at the feet of House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday, escalating a confrontation that is running the risk of a potentially damaging clash over the nation's borrowing authority.

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Lawmakers locked in a political stare-down Wednesday were buffeted by rising anger from across the nation about a partial government shutdown that ruined vacations, sapped businesses and closed military cemeteries as far away as France. Some on Capitol Hill ominously suggested the impasse might last for weeks, but a few Republicans seemed ready to blink.

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A year after the state government shut down because of a budget impasse, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has paid out $5.59 million in claims to contractors who suffered losses related to the shutdown, including more than $664,671 to Wisconsin-based companies.

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The cost of shutting down and restarting projects stalled by last July's state government shutdown could be as high as $70 million, said Rep. Michael Beard, R-Shakopee, chairman of the House Transportation Committee.

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