As the shutdown continues, lawmakers are seeking alternate legislation to fund the government temporarily to keep up with the worries on food benefits, missed paychecks and lost services during the s...

The U.S. Senate is in recess until next week, meaning that the now 24-day-long government shutdown is likely to continue at least through the weekend.

Demolition work on the East Wing of the White House resumed on Thursday, Oct. 23 to make way for President Donald Trump 's 90,000-square-foot ballroom.

President Donald Trump’s plan to build a White House ballroom has underscored an oft-overlooked aspect of presidential power: no one could stop the president from tearing down much of the East Wing th...

The East Wing, where first ladies created history, planned state dinners and promoted causes, is now history itself.