Although the House of Representatives rejected the 1,547-page interim spending bill, lawmakers reached an agreement Friday to ...

After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early ...

Johnny Zuagar says he’s tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighs how ...

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House lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a third attempt at a short-term funding bill to keep the government running before ...

The Senate approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill in a just-after-midnight vote by a vote of 85-11. The ...

During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...

On Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. government began a record 35-day partial shutdown after the Senate was unable to agree on a ...

The US Congress averted a government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of negotiations that went down to the wire, as the ...

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as ...