The federal government has shut down, for the first time in almost seven years. How long will the current impasse will last is unclear, as the partisan standoff persists over health care and the short ...

Americans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy — mostly. Housing experts says lenders will continue ...

Farm Journal’s Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, an anonymous survey sent to nearly 70 ag economists each month, shows growing concern about the farm economy. “AgriTalk” host Chip Flory breaks down the ...

More than 500,000 federal workers are missing their first full paycheck. Now three weeks in, this is the second longest shutdown in U.S. history. Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a ...