President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to eliminate seven federal agencies that focus on media, libraries, ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

What happens to federal employees, air travel and tax filing if lawmakers don’t pass new funding legislation by the weekend ...

The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

House Republicans passed a stopgap bill to keep government funding at current levels until September. Now the measure heads ...

The bill narrowly passed the House earlier this week, with Rep. Thomas Massie being the only House Republican to oppose it.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a ...

Democrats are torn on how to vote for Trump's budget bill amid a looming government shutdown if an agreement is not made.

The bill largely keeps government funding at levels set during Joe Biden's presidency, though with some changes.