Which Jobs Will Pause in Government Shutdown? During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government.

Senate Democrats reluctantly joined Republicans to narrowly avert a government shutdown.

A partial government shutdown began at 12:01 on Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending measure before the deadline and send it to President Biden's desk. However, the ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has only days to prevent a government shutdown.

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or ...

A bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown over the holidays collapsed Dec. 18 after President-elect Donald Trump issued new demands, including that Congress raise the debt ceiling to extend ...

Democrats in Congress are threatening a shutdown to oppose the Trump administration's efforts to overhaul the federal government.

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a ...

The House failed to pass President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown deadline. Almost three dozen Republicans ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress passed a ...