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.

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.

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

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

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

Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial ...

Ready, willing, and maple: Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, said his country would continue its retaliatory tariffs ...

The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year ...

With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, it is not clear if Republicans have the votes to pass the ...

The GOP-controlled Congress is angling to pass another stopgap spending bill to avert a shutdown Friday, but without support ...