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

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

A strained air-travel system, shuttered national parks and a halt to hazardous-waste site inspections could be on the horizon, as parts of the federal government once again hurtle towards a shutdown ...

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

In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.

House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the stopgap spending bill Republicans plan to bring to the floor ...

The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...

Donald Trump has warned that the US government could face a shutdown in a matter of days if one temporary bill doesn't get ...

Emboldened by President Donald Trump's suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine, Russian forces have stepped up the pace of air attacks and redoubled efforts to take back captured territ ...

A mystifying recent ritual of American politics is set to again commence this week as lawmakers play chicken with a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson will hold a vote on the continuing resolution (CR) Tuesday ahead of Friday's deadline to avoid a ...