The stunning turn of events, when Congress appeared all but headed towards a government shutdown, happened after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy R-Calif., announced he would put a short-term stopgap ...

Here is what you need to know about what a government shutdown is and how it could affect you: ... In the absence of last-minute action from Congress, a shutdown would start at 12:01 a.m. Saturday ...

WASHINGTON – There are just over two weeks until the federal government runs out of funding, and at the moment, there's no clear plan to avoid a government shutdown. Federal funding dries up at ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

Congress is facing yet another possible government shutdown, as it returns this week for one last burst of activity before it wraps up the session and the year. The key deadline to avoid a ...

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy want Congress to reject deal that would prevent government shutdown Republicans locked down a ...

Congress passed a bill to fund the government through March 14, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk to become law. Agencies "will not shut down," the White House said.

Congress has pushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to quickly sign it ...

Economic Policy Congress dodged a shutdown but may get an ugly December spending fight. Lawmakers have yet to agree on how much money in total the government should spend next fiscal year, besides ...

When would a government shutdown start? If Congress doesn’t approve a continuing resolution or more permanent spending measure by Friday, the federal government will shut down. When the fiscal year ...

Congress has until Friday to pass a funding bill to temporarily fund the government and avoid a shutdown. Members of Congress attend a joint session at the U.S. Capitol on April 11.