With current government funding set to expire Sept. 30, Trump and his legislative allies have pushed for a seven-week ...

Republican leaders say Congress has time to debate extending the expiring funds later in the year. Health policy experts see ...

After two failed votes on Friday, leaders in both parties are preparing to blame the other if a shutdown takes place.

The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week.

Congress and the White House have days to fund the government and avert a disruptive and potentially costly lapse in funding.

Live updates and the latest news as Marco Rubio meets Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the United Nations after Donald ...

Democrats and Republicans are clashing over short-term funding plans with a shutdown looming at midnight Oct. 1 if no deal is ...

Democrats and Trump postured to try to pin blame on each other for a potential shutdown, which would interfere with a range ...

Still locked out of power in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his party are seizing on a fresh battle ...

But Stanton and Ansari also held out for a funding plan that reverses GOP legislation that is expected to begin cutting ...

Michigan lawmakers have just one week to pass a state budget before the midnight deadline on September 30, raising concerns about a potential government shutdown that could disrupt state services.

Lawmakers have until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget. If they don't, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that ...