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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...