The stopgap bill is expected to be passed in the Senate in the coming hours. The partial shutdown comes only days before Christmas and New Year's. As of Thursday, the U.S. national debt was at $ ...

The Republican-controlled House passed a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown Friday evening, sending it to the Senate before a midnight deadline.

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...

The spending bill that cleared Congress didn't include pharmacy benefit manager reforms, a pay raise for lawmakers, and a ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday and said he believed lawmakers would avoid a government shutdown.

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Congress is inching closer to the possibility ...

Get the latest news as Congress moves to avert a government shutdown and extend funding into March, during President-elect ...

The Democratic-controlled Senate in an 85-11 vote passed the bill to continue government funding 38 minutes after it expired at midnight (0500 GMT Saturday). The government did not invoke shutdown ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government ...

Elon Musk joined a wave of right-wing fury against a bill to keep the government open. Now, the president-elect says he wants ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown, following a last-minute effort ...

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown, approving a last-gasp federal funding bill to cap a week whose events could ...