WASHINGTON - Americans are yet again bracing for a possible government shutdown. Congress has until 11:59 p.m. on Friday to ...

Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, sai government shutdowns are inherently a failure to govern effectively.

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

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill ...

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

Centrist Democrats are keeping them guessing. Heading into Tuesday’s vote to fund the federal government, almost a dozen House Democrats in Trump-won districts have yet to reveal if they’ll join ...

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...

Social Security payments continue during a shutdown, but SSA offices may have delays in services, applications and customer support.

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

House Republicans are getting help from the Trump White House to get their bill to avert a partial government shutdown over the line.

The rapid pace, and the steps skipped in ending contracts, left USAID supporters challenging whether any actual ...