Read more: Here's a history of all the previous shutdowns in the modern era» The shutdown only affects part of the federal government, as seven of the 12 bills that fund the government were ...

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.

This is a simple timeline, and does not represent a complete historical list of government and private entities involved in investigation of anomalous phenomena.

Yet another government shutdown is looming. If that feels like dé·jà vu, that's because Americans were just in the same predicament in December when federal spending was about to dry up and Congress ...

The Republican-led government could be the first in history to oversee a major government shutdown while controlling the House of Representatives, Senate, and the White House. Congress has until ...