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

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

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional ...

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown. In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump signed the ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY FRACTURES OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Senate Democrats grappled for days over whether to support the GOP-led bill. Republicans control 53 Senate seats and ...

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered. The key moment on Friday was an early evening ...

On Friday, Senate Democrats were at each other’s throats in Washington ahead of a cloture vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government and avert a shutdown. Minority Leader Charles E.