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 ...

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are set to tee up a stopgap spending vote on Tuesday that would avert ...

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

The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...

Donald Trump has warned that the US government could face a shutdown in a matter of days if one temporary bill doesn't get ...

The C.R., like the one Congress passed in December, extends certain healthcare programs, like Medicare telehealth but ...

Emboldened by President Donald Trump's suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, Russian forces have stepped up the pace of air attacks and redoubled efforts to take back captured territ ...

A measure to prevent a partial government shutdown starting Friday would extend teleheatlh, hospital-at-home and community ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a vote on the continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday ahead of Friday's deadline to avoid a ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to lock down the votes to pass his stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as he works to keep the lights on in ...

Still, Republican leaders face a tricky math situation. Any spending legislation will require 217 votes to pass if all ...