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Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday and seeking to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week. President ...

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Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, sai government shutdowns are inherently a failure to govern effectively.

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap.

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

Social Security payments continue during a shutdown, but SSA offices may have delays in services, applications and customer support.

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The ...