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House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government ...

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, approving a last-gasp federal funding bill to cap a week whose events could ...

The GOP-led funding bill, which also required a two-thirds majority, failed as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) fell ...

House Republicans negotiated a new proposal to keep the government running through March. It still faces hurdles among ...

The House approved a bill to avert a government shutdown — hours before the midnight deadline. The bill now moves to the ...

With a looming Friday deadline, lawmakers are working last minute to dodge a shutdown and keep government operations running through the holidays.

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As a government shutdown looms, here's what to know about which federal agencies and services could be impacted.