Senate Democrats reluctantly joined Republicans to narrowly avert a government shutdown.

Meanwhile, Republicans — who have forced Washington to the brink of shutdowns several times recently in pursuit of budget ...

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and ...

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.

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

House Republicans advanced a stopgap bill Tuesday to fund the government until October, putting moderate Senate Democrats in ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY FRACTURES OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Senate Democrats grappled for days over whether to support the GOP-led bill. Republicans control 53 Senate seats and ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has introduced a bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, speaks to reporters on March 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has ...

Government shutdown deadlines – and even full-on shutdowns – aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to ...