Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...

The House passed a measure to keep the government funded, but the shutdown threat is still present because the bill may lack ...

California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff say they will vote against a budget measure aimed at funding the ...

WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats have many reasons to oppose Republicans’ full-year, $1.7 ...

Unless Congress can pass a bill to fund the federal government (which Donald Trump then signs) before midnight Friday, the ...

In a sneaky legislative maneuver tied into the effort to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown, House ...

Economists told Newsweek that the shutdown could spark further concerns about the long-term stability of the U.S. economy.

When a shutdown happens, the government isn’t able to spend money — with some exceptions — meaning that federal employees ...

The odds that the federal government will shut down Saturday morning have risen in recent days as a growing number of Senate ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Thursday a potential U.S. government shutdown would lead to higher taxes ...