More than 13,000 air traffic controllers would be required to keep working, but thousands of other FAA employees would be furloughed.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to the media at the U.S. Capitol hours before a deadline to avoid a government shutdown on Sept. 30, 2025. Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to the ...

Unions filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop Trump administration plans to fire federal employees in a partial government shutdown.

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the impasse on a funding deal to prevent a government shutdown after midnight tonight.

Congress and President Donald Trump have little time and even fewer options to reach a funding deal to avoid triggering a partial government shutdown, which would disrupt U.S. government services and ...

While a government shutdown won't prevent Social Security checks from going out or interrupt Medicare coverage, parts of the programs may slow down or shutter for the duration.

The Senate plans to vote for a House-passed bill to keep the government open, but Democrats remain opposed ahead of a midnight deadline. Follow live updates here.

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee warns that a potential government shutdown could have a significant effect on the release dates of key economic data.

The looming federal government shutdown this week could impact millions of Americans. USA TODAY reports that a deal had not been reached by Monday afternoon, Sept. 29, as Democrats are pushing a ...

Most federal departments and agencies have put out guidance on which programs will stay open, and which ones won't, if Congress does not pass a funding bill by the end of Tuesday.

The federal government is now less than 24 hours away from a shutdown. As the hours tick down and the House and Senate continue to struggle to reach a spending deal before the 12:01 a.m. deadline on ...

WASHINGTON — Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m.