Congress may lock in federal spending that fails to keep up with economic and population growth for the second year in a row, potentially leading to historically low levels. Disagreements over the ...

Washington, D.C.'s funding has been restored in a new draft of Congress's continuing resolution legislation, averting the potential of millions in lost money. The last continuing resolution did not ...

The Senate did not vote on the continuing resolution (CR) today. A twelfth CR vote is expected for tomorrow, as well as a vote on the Shutdown Fairness Act (S. 3012), intended to pay essential federal ...

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin earlier this year. Johnson has introduced legislation that would prevent government shutdowns through an automatic ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

The US government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 AM Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding measure to keep operations running, marking the 21st funding lapse since the 1977 fiscal ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --The Senate on Monday voted down competing GOP and Democratic Party resolutions to keep the federal government open while continuing to work on a 2026 budget. A House-approved GOP ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Pilots for major airlines are jumping into the fight over the federal government shutdown as three pilot unions called on Congress to end the stalemate by passing the Republican-backed ...

In the last 72 hours, there have been further discussions about off-ramps, particularly to address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to expire on November 1. The Senate ...