Some Republicans expressed frustration Monday that measures to withhold lawmaker pay when there is a lapse in federal funding were not included as part of a deal to end the 41-day government shutdown....

A daring thief faked a limp during a speedy heist committed in broad daylight last Friday, before ditching the act and sprinting away from the scene with an "undisclosed amount of cash," police said....

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is taking heat from the far left of his party to step aside after the record-breaking government shutdown looked set to end with nothing to show for it....