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

Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is warning of devastating budget cuts if Congress passes a Republican-backed spending bill that ...

House Republicans have introduced a spending bill aiming to fund federal agencies until September 30, taking an assertive ...

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 ...

The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a ...

Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) joins Chris Jansing to discuss the stopgap government funding bill that the House will vote on ...

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead ...

It is getting to be a regular occurrence. The U.S. Treasury runs out of money and warns Congress that they need more.

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.

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

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