La., would halt lawmakers from being paid for each day the shutdown continues, while also sidestepping the constitutional requirement that members of Congress receive a paycheck.

The 2025 government shutdown threatens to beat the previous record for the longest government shutdown. The last and longest shutdown was in 2018-2019 during Trump's first term, spanning 35 days. The shutdown was caused by disputes over expanding barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Senators from both parties are quietly negotiating the contours of an emerging deal to reopen the government and resolve the stalemate over health care funds for insurance subsidies.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck.

The shutdown pain is set to spiral. After four weeks in which the real-world impacts of the budget impasse have been relatively limited, a series of deadlines governing a range of programs will

Some of the most prominent liberals in Congress are seething at an emerging deal to end the 35-day funding stalemate without a clear win for their party, showcasing a massive splinter within the Democratic Party that will soon be on full display.

Senate Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over Obamacare subsidies as the shutdown nears historic length.

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, as the shutdown of the federal government approaches a record set during President Donald Trump’s first term. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window as people visit the Washington Monument,