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 ...

there's no clear plan to avoid a government shutdown. Federal funding dries up at the end of the day on March 14. Lawmakers acknowledge that passing full appropriations bills are unlikely given ...

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 ...

The top Senate Republican acknowledged Tuesday Congress is “running out of time” to avert a government shutdown, as negotiations appear to have reached an impasse amid resistance from some ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...