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

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming with a matter of hours until a Friday night deadline.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle ...

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the government open for another six months, beyond the midnight shutdown deadline.

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 ...

Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente spoke with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on ...

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain spending levels passed in ...

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to ...

to avert another government shutdown that could begin at the end of the week. Newsweek reached out to House Speaker Mike Johnson for comment via email. A shutdown could impact millions of Americans.

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 ...