In the absence of last-minute action from Congress, a shutdown would start at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, so its effects would not be immediately felt until Monday.

A shutdown happens when Congress fails to approve the funding bills, called appropriations bills, that promise money to different parts of the federal government so they can function.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he expects Congress to extend the existing government budget into early next year to avert a shutdown in December—setting the stage for Republicans to ...

Arizona lawmakers say they've come to a deal on a bipartisan budget plan to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the ...

The U.S. Navy is betting on Republican lawmakers in its recently unveiled Fiscal Year 2026 budget, gambling one of the ...

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Today, seven Job Corps students, on behalf of a nationwide class, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor over ...

With minutes left before a government shutdown deadline in 2009, the House speaker turned off the clocks to allow more time ...