The vote capped a frantic week that saw Donald Trump and Elon Musk defeat an initial bipartisan deal, throwing Congress into ...

The government shutdown showdown of December 2024 was the first big test of president-elect Donald Trump's influence over ...

The House approved a new funding bill Friday which President Joe Biden endorsed just hours before a government shutdown was ...

Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a ...

The U.S. government faced the threat of a shutdown if Congress didn't pass a spending bill before Dec. 21, 2024. Here's a ...

The US House has passed a bill 366 to 34 to fund the government in a crucial step towards averting a shutdown, which would begin shortly after midnight Senators will now have to vote on the bill ...

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter.

President Biden is expected to sign it later Saturday. The new legislation will keep the government open but did not include ...

Another shutdown looms large as politicians squabble to organise the budget and it wouldn't be the first time.

With a looming Friday deadline, lawmakers are working last minute to dodge a shutdown and keep government operations running ...

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., pauses with his notes before updating reporters on efforts to fund the government before the midnight Friday deadline, at ...

Lawmakers in Washington are racing to prevent a partial government shutdown before the holiday break."We've been working around the clock to get the CR done," House Speaker Mike Johnson said ...