Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who do ...

The Trump administration’s to close regional Head Start offices led to confusion for many program administrators in Illinois.

Democrats have argued that the shutdown fight is an opportunity to push back on Elon Musk-backed agency spending and staff ...

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to ...

Schumer’s comments are a change in tune from Wednesday when he said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to ...

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

The 62-38 vote came after days of turmoil among Senate Democrats who were split on either working with President Donald Trump ...

John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) admitted to reporters before the lunch. “If you shut down the government, the president is the person who decides what is essential,” Hickenlooper explained.

to avert another government shutdown that could begin at the end of the week. Newsweek reached out to House Speaker Mike Johnson for comment via email. A shutdown could impact millions of Americans.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown. In a post on X, White House Spokesperson Harrison Fields said Trump signed the ...