Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's DOGE.

A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve ... The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the last funding lapse caused a permanent loss of about $3 billion.

Now with the text out, the current plan puts the entire timeline – having lawmakers read the text, advancing it to the Rules ...

Yet another government shutdown is looming. If that feels like dé·jà vu, that's because Americans were just in the same predicament in December when federal spending was about to dry up and Congress ...

The U.S. Senate will vote on a funding bill to avert a government shutdown. If a shutdown occurs, federal services will be reduced and many federal employees will be furloughed. The last ...

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

I’ve been working hard getting our NCAA Tournament forecasts ready for Selection Sunday. So I’d barely been paying attention to the drama in the Senate, where Republicans were trying to gather ...

When Congress cannot agree on the budget legislation, it can lead to a government shutdown. Many federal government agencies and programs that rely on annual funding appropriation pause operations.

Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to ...

A government shutdown crisis can seem like the "boy who ... means they could "fall short of the votes" needed to pass a budget resolution without Democratic help. That is a possible point of ...

according to the nonprofit policy organization Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB). Here's what to know about what government employees would continue to work during a shutdown ...