The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

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

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

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

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

The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it ...

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

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House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025. The measure now heads to the Senate, where Democrats face a "stark" choice.

Democrats are rejecting House Republicans’ plan to pass a stopgap spending bill through the end of September, raising the s​​pecter of a government shutdown in President Donald Trump’s first 100 days ...

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 ...

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.