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 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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On Thursday, the U.S. government will report on inflation for the first time since the government shutdown. Economists expect that report to show prices for U.S. consumers continue to rise faster than anyone would like. Other WRAL Top Stories The report ...

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