Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

House Republicans have introduced a spending bill aiming to fund federal agencies until September 30, taking an assertive ...

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a shutdown, he made an exception.

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead ...

A strained air-travel system, shuttered national parks and a halt to hazardous-waste site inspections could be on the horizon ...

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.

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...

A mystifying recent ritual of American politics is set to again commence this week as lawmakers play chicken with a ...

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are set to tee up a stopgap spending vote on Tuesday that would avert ...

In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.