The U.S. government faced the threat of a shutdown if Congress didn't pass a spending bill before Dec. 21, 2024. Here's a ...

WHY WOULD THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN? Congress is supposed to allocate ... The Department of Justice said in its 2021 contingency plan that 85% of its 116,000 employees would be considered essential ...

In 2021, the DOE released a contingency plan in the event of a government shutdown, which said the DOE would "phase in employees only as necessary to support and prevent significant damage." ...

"If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything ... by the Congressional Research Service. Analysis from 2021 by the University of Nebraska at Omaha showed ...

As many Americans begin their holiday festivities, service members are facing uncertainties as a potential government shutdown looms. Congress had reached a bipartisan agreement Tuesday to keep ...