The government shutdown stretched into Day 8 on Wednesday as another round of Senate votes failed to advance funding bills.

The industry minister has defended a $600 million joint bailout of a Queensland copper smelter as "a good use of public resources". Follow live.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a statement after US President Donald Trump announced Israel and Hamas ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate is ...

With political tensions high, there are fears of political violence. The candidates were asked if there were concrete things ...

Former FBI Director James Comey will appear in court on Wednesday for the first time since he was indicted last month on ...

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said that his government believed one of the boats recently bombed by the United States ...

The government shutdown enters its second week today, with no sign of the stalemate in Congress stopping. Follow here for the latest.

There's no end in sight for the sweeping government shutdown after lawmakers again rejected spending deals on Wednesday.

Conservative leader will try to win back support in face of discontent and mass defection of councillors to Reform ...

A remarkable scene unfolded in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday as the Trump administration paraded convened a group of independent journalists and online commentators commentators out ...

President Donald Trump is holding a town hall event on Antifa with journalists who have documented the group. You can watch ...