Americans can't take a stroll in a national park but Congress still can work out in their exclusive gym (no towels though).

The Speaker can avert disaster with some procedural jiu-jitsu at the eleventh hour.

The right-wing echo chamber has vilified food stamp users with a variety of absurd lies and myths. As a result, people will go hungry.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in McCutcheon v. FEC, a case considered critical to the future of campaign finance.

Lost in the discussion of the government shutdown is the millions of poor Americans -- many of them children -- who are hurt when the federal agencies stop functioning.

A new study reveals that Republican loyalists are frightened of change and think they've already lost.

This week's crisis of government means two crises for the private sector.

ALEC is pushing the USDA to relax regulations on food safety that keep us from getting sick.

Bill Moyers shares his thoughts on the shutdown and the antics of our bought and paid for Congress.

Uncle Sam, indirectly, is the biggest low-wage employer in the country. So what's happening to the people who push mops in federal buildings and sell souvenirs at museums this week?