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

House Republicans have introduced a spending bill aiming to fund federal agencies until September 30, taking an assertive ...

The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a shutdown, he made an exception.

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

The Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote on Tuesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill to ...

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

America's spending reality is terrifying. If the most draconian cuts we can imagine don’t materially move the needle, we’re ...

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

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

The District of Columbia could face a $1 billion budget shortfall after House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution ...