The federal government will shut down Wednesday unless Congress can pass a short-term funding measure, something that ...

Prospects for a last-minute compromise look rather bleak. Here’s a look at how a shutdown would occur and what would be affected if it unfolds next week.

Republicans are pushing for a temporary extension of government funding to prevent a possible shutdown, but Democrats aren't budging on health care policy demands.

As Congress races against the September 30 deadline, here is a look at past shutdowns and how often America has faced funding ...

Congress could fail to pass a funding bill, leaving millions of federal workers, services, and programs at risk.

Senate Democrats who have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump have settled on a bold, one-step strategy if ...

Government shutdowns have long been immaterial for the stock and bond markets, but there’s a risk now that a political ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has promised robust oversight of the Trump administration. Here is what the Senate ...

US government shutdowns have become so common in recent decades that every federal agency has a playbook for how to implement them.

State government officials are girding for the possibility of a federal government shutdown, and executive branch leaders have been instructed to summarize concerns about their ability to ...

Rep. Adam Gray once again is in the lonely political middle as Congress and President Donald Trump barrel toward a potential ...

Neither Republican Sen. Susan Collins, the top Senate appropriator, nor independent Sen. Angus King would discuss the funding ...