By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large portions of the U.S. government could be forced to shut down as soon as Saturday if Congress does not resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement.

Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services.

The US Marshals Service has confirmed that it is investigating a possible cyber incident involving digital assets controlled by the US government. These assets mainly include cryptocurrencies that were seized or forfeited during criminal and civil law enforcement actions and are held in official government-managed digital wallets.

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has already changed its workforce. The majority of employees took ...

At a House hearing Wednesday over the shutdown's closure of the National World War II Memorial, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) questioned why the National Park Service treated the push to reopen the memorial any differently than the earlier Occupy D.C. movement.

Data on benefit recipients will now be shared from the Department of Homeland Security — the agency in charge of ICE — to the Social Security Administration.

Government researchers are heading back to work, but questions about the size of research-budget cuts will extend into next year. The shutdown began on 1 October owing, in part, to a Congressional dispute over federal spending on health care. Most work at ...

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a press conference with other House Republicans, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon ...

USA Rare Earth stock soars on $1.6 billion US government investment. Here's why the news isn't worth chasing the momentum in USAR shares.

The dollar moved lower on Thursday amid concerns about a potential US government shutdown this weekend, and renewed US-Iran tensions are weighing on the dollar. Also, Thursday’s news showing the US Nov trade deficit rose more than expected to a four-month high was also bearish for the dollar.