Unless Congress passes a funding bill before 12:01 a.m. Friday, the federal government will run out of money, prompting a decidedly unmerry shutdown. Outside a few Grinches, nobody in Washington ...

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Lawmakers in Washington are racing to prevent a partial government shutdown before the holiday break."We've been working around the clock to get the CR done," House Speaker Mike Johnson said ...

As a result, the stopgap funding bill is Congress' only chance of averting a government shutdown, though Democrats and Republicans are locked in disagreement over what to include in the temporary ...

Another Christmas, another potential government shutdown. Congress faces a Friday deadline − only five days before Christmas − to pass a continuing resolution that would keep federal offices ...

Congress is facing yet another possible government shutdown, as it returns this week for one last burst of activity before it wraps up the session and the year. The key deadline to avoid a ...