Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who do ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made the tough decision to break with Democrats and pass ...

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

Washington — 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. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after huddling behind closed doors on the fast-approaching government funding deadline, as the prospects of a shutdown by the end of the day Friday ...

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they will oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his caucus huddled behind closed doors for days, grappling with what many ...

The Senate will vote on a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Democrats may vote against the bill in protest of President Trump's policies. If the bill fails, the government will shut ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...

Are We Headed for a Government Shutdown? 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 ...

A federal government shutdown can have a direct impact on U.S. service members, military families and veterans. While each shutdown is different, guidance from federal agencies such as the Defense ...