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

The U.S. Senate faces a vote on a government funding bill as a deadline to avoid a government shutdown fast approaches. Here's what to know.

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 ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is gearing up for a vote on Tuesday on a bill, which, if approved, will avert a partial government shutdown during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's ...

After reaching a last-minute deal to keep the federal government in operation in December, Congress is back on the clock to approve a spending agreement or else face a shutdown. President Donald ...

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on ...

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.

The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure.

Congress must pass its required funding bills by Friday, March 14, or face a government shutdown. The latest struggle to pass the appropriations bill comes just a few months after Congress again ...