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 ...

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

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

The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s uncertain if Democrats will provide the votes needed to avoid a lapse in ...

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

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

Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.

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.

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House Republican leadership unveiled bill text Saturday to fund the government through September and avert a partial ...

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.