The Latest: Democrats vote down federal funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years as ...

The U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years, as Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government. The 55-45 vote ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting Tuesday to announce directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards ...