Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much ...

Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday ...

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

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.

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

A shutdown would temporarily give the executive branch even broader powers over what government services are deemed "essential." ...