House Republicans have proposed a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, increasing defence funding while cutting nondefence spending. The bill faces opposition from Democrats, who seek ...

WASHINGTON – There's one week to go until federal funding dries up and the U.S. government shuts down if Congress can't pass legislation by March 14. Americans have felt it too. A shut down ...

Congress must pass its required funding bills by Friday, March 14, or face a government shutdown. The latest struggle to pass the appropriations bill comes just a few months after Congress again ...

Credit - Tierney L. Cross–Getty Images The U.S. government is set to shut down next weekend unless Congress manages to strike a last-minute agreement to pass a funding bill before the March 14 ...

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House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday unveiled a short-term funding bill that would keep federal agencies funded through September and fend off the looming government shutdown. The 99-page ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries signaled Friday that Democrats will not support House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to avert a looming government shutdown. Johnson (R-La.) indicated ...

Under normal circumstances, riding out a government shutdown without pay is one of the worst-case scenarios for a federal employee. These are not normal circumstances. Since Donald Trump reclaimed ...

Congressional negotiators have released a bill that, if passed, will avert a partial government shutdown during the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term. The 99-page legislation would ...

Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he is actively preparing for the federal government to shut down at the end of next week, a situation that could immediately put tens of thousands of Marylanders ...

The U.S. government is set to shut down next weekend unless Congress manages to strike a last-minute agreement to pass a funding bill before the March 14 deadline. The uncertain situation has left ...