What Is a Government ShutDown

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What's in the GOP’s Funding Plan to Avoid a Government Shutdown?

House Republicans passed a stopgap bill to keep government funding at current levels until September. Now the measure heads to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.

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Government shutdown? Here's when it could happen and which jobs would be paused

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who do not receive paychecks are still guaranteed back pay due to legislation passed in January 2019.

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With the threat of a government shutdown looming, here's a look at what it means

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap. Shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass a budget for the following fiscal year, according to the Brookings Institution.

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Government Shutdown Still Looming: How Your Taxes Might Suffer

The House passed a measure to keep the government funded, but the shutdown threat is still present as the bill moves to the ...

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Spending bill needs votes from Democrat Senators to avoid government shutdown

The spending bill passed by House Republicans has moved to the Senate, where its fate lies in the hands of the Democrats.

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DOGE is at the center of the government shutdown fight

Democrats aren't used to voting against keeping the government open. But DOGE and the Trump administrations early moves are ...

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The Government-Shutdown Vote Is a GOP Trap for Democrats

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...

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House passes GOP funding bill to avoid government shutdown

The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s uncertain if Democrats will provide the votes needed to avoid a lapse in ...

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First on Fox: House Republican campaign arm targets vulnerable Democrats who 'voted to shut down' government

The House GOP's campaign committee is taking aim at congressional Democrats for voting against a measure to fund the federal ...

The federal government could shut down this week. Here's what that means for Illinois

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay, or ...

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