Here's what to know about a possible government shutdown, what agencies would be affected and how long it could last: A ...

The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown shortly after the midnight funding deadline.

The shutdown would come just as many Americans are traveling for the holidays. As Republicans scramble on Capitol Hill to get a new government funding agreement passed, many federal workers are ...

This week's dysfunction over government spending and a possible government shutdown is the latest in a series of conflicts over federal dollars on Capitol Hill.

When would a federal shutdown start? Which parts of the government would shut down? Will payments to Social Security recipients be affected?

The federal government is on a precipice, teetering on the edge of a possible government shutdown ─ just days before Christmas and the start of Hanukkah. No one expected to be here. Republicans ...

many federal workers are now in limbo waiting to see how a government shutdown would impact them with the holidays right around the corner. Based on past government estimates, some 3.5 million ...