Shutting down the government is not an outcome President Trump wants. It is not an outcome Senate Republicans want. It costs money to shut down the government.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is looking to lock down the votes to pass his stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, as he works to keep the lights on in ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress looked set to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial ...

Funding for the federal government runs out at the end of Friday, and the race is on for Congress to avoid a shutdown.

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major ...

Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives cannot ...

The bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown would make D.C. revert to its 2024 spending. City officials fear cuts to ...

President Donald Trump will meet with a group of House Republican hard-liners Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the White House to ...