A new body made up of employers and trade unions intended to boost the wages of care workers will be launched next year, the government has announced.

Democrats in Congress want to renew the Obamacare subsidies as part of any deal to reopen the government. Texas Republicans say the policy needs major reforms.

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald ...

In the Senate, Democrats are withholding support for a measure to keep the government funded at current levels unless Republicans extend subsidies that help some Americans pay for health care through ...

A defunct marine park in Canada threatened to slaughter its remaining 30 beluga whales if the federal government doesn’t fork over emergency funding to care for the animals by Tuesday night. ...

A proposal for where child care centers will be located is set to be released Oct. 7 alongside the district’s recommended school closures.

Veteran health care continues during a shutdown. Veterans Affairs medical centers and outpatient clinics will be open, and VA benefits will be processed and delivered. Burials will continue at VA ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana returned home to Shreveport-Bossier where he discussed a potential government shutdown and Charlie Kirk legacy.

This year, the standoff is shaped by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” passed in July, which guts healthcare funding. Senate Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse $1 trillion ...