Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services.

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large portions of the U.S. government could be forced to shut down as soon as Saturday if Congress does not resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement.

Democrats are pushing to remove funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless new measures are implemented.

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has already changed its workforce. The majority of employees took ...

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After more than 40 days, an end to the longest government shutdown in history appears to be in sight. On Nov. 9, the Senate voted 60-40 to advance a bipartisan deal that would fully reopen the government until Jan. 30. Seven Democrats and one independent ...

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Data on benefit recipients will now be shared from the Department of Homeland Security — the agency in charge of ICE — to the Social Security Administration.

Legislation to fund much of the US government appears to be in peril this week, with odds spiking that another partial government shutdown will strike Friday at midnight.