A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost ...

With less than 24 hours until a potential government shutdown, negotiations at the White House have not resulted in a ...

A government shutdown could furlough Alabama workers, delay aid programs, and close parks. Here’s what’s at risk if Congress can’t reach a deal.

Louisiana has about 20,000 federal government workers who won't get paid during a federal government shutdown.

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With less than 24 hours to avoid a government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats are locked in a bitter stalemate.

House Democrats threaten to risk a government shutdown to save enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of 2025.

Prospects are looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at 12:01 a.m.

By Andy Sullivan, Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. was headed towards its ...

Before midnight, Senate Democrats must make a decision—allow the spending bill to come to the floor, or enter a shutdown.

Congress has until 11:59 p.m. ET to act to avoid a government shutdown. The two parties are nowhere near an agreement.