Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill ...
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 ...
Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, sai government shutdowns are inherently a failure to govern effectively.
Congress is rushing to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.{beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 ...
Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap.
Rep. Jim McGovern scoffed at Republicans who insist that Democrats should help them avoid a government shutdown set for March ...
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 ...
In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The ...