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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made the tough decision to break with Democrats and pass ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) on the House bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown, and his frustrations towards the Trump administration. House Republicans ...

When the government shuts down, the question on everyone’s mind, be it a federal employee or a private-sector worker is, simple. Will I get paid during a shutdown? It’s a fair question, and one that ...

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.

Traditionally, a government shutdown occurs if Congress cannot reach some sort of agreement on 12 individual appropriation measures that represent all federal operations. The existing spending ...

The U.S. government is set to shut down next weekend unless Congress manages to strike a last-minute agreement to pass a funding bill before the March 14 deadline. The uncertain situation has left ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approached a key test vote Friday afternoon as lawmakers worked to avoid a partial government shutdown, with Democrats confronting two painful options: allowing passage of ...

Washington — 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. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...