Congress

In response to the shutdown of the federal government, we asked for your experiences with giving others financial ultimatums.

The shutdown is causing many federal agencies -- and their websites -- to close down.

Democrats and Republicans appear unable to reach common ground on a budget before the government shuts down.

We might not be getting a jobs report this Friday.

Now that a nomination fight over Larry Summers has been avoided, Washington can get back to work fixing the economy.

August was once a quiet time in the political realm, thanks to the annual Congressional recess, but now activists use the time to push their agenda -- and Washington message-makers cash in.

Brace yourself. The debt ceiling showdown is coming back.

It's good news for the approximately 640,000 furloughed Department of Defense employees that there will be only six furlough days instead of 11. But it's still a hardship for many of them.

Newly revealed documents suggest deeper and more widespread NSA surveillance of emails and chat messages. And Oakland, California approves a plan for a new local surveillance center.

The House narrowly defeated an amendment that would have ended funding for mass collection of phone records and other data by the NSA.