Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...

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The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

After a social media user allegedly blamed Hailey Bieber for liking a video aimed at Selena Gomez and her fiance, Benny ...

A strained air-travel system, shuttered national parks and a halt to hazardous-waste site inspections could be on the horizon ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap.

Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary ...

The Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote on Tuesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill to ...

The federal government is hurtling toward another shutdown this week unless Congress can agree to a stopgap bill to fund it. Current funding runs out on Friday, and Congress has so far been unable to ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial ...