Government shutdown looms as Congress returns with just three weeks to avoid it

Funding for the government runs out on Sept. 30, and former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans to force a shutdown unless demands are met. Read More

A government shutdown is averted for now — but two new spending fights loom

One last bit of pre-election lawmaking is now complete after Congress staved off a shutdown and funded the government for three ... with potentially more fraught politics and a new holiday ... Read More

Temporary fix to looming government shutdown on the floor

The extended measure caused an even further divide in the political ... in its entirety in advance of its consideration on the Floor," said Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., in a statement. "Congress is now on ... Read More

Trump Calls for Government Shutdown Unless Congress Makes It Harder for Americans to Vote

The House voted on Wednesday on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown at the end ... s concocted in service of his own political ambitions. Read More

What happens if a government shutdown happens on Oct. 1? The impact will be swift.

With less than two weeks until a partial government ... shutdown. Reuters contributed to the reporting of this story. Jeremy Yurow is a politics reporting fellow based in Hawaii for the USA TODAY ... Read More

Congress one step closer to avoiding government shutdown after bill passes House

Congress took a significant step toward averting an end-of-month partial government shutdown just weeks ... Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the ... Read More

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

“As history has taught and current polling affirms, shutting the government down less than 40 days from a fateful election would be an act of political ... a government shutdown that would ... Read More

Joe Biden signs Congress' temporary government funding deal, avoiding shutdown

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed a crucial government funding extension into law, after Congress passed the legislation on Wednesday to avert a shutdown ... it would be "political ... Read More

House Passes Bill Averting Government Shutdown Before Election

WASHINGTON—The House passed a measure late Wednesday funding federal agencies until late December and sending the matter to the Senate, moving to take a politically risky government shutdown off ... Read More

Republican Divisions Sink House Bill as Government Shutdown Nears

to fund the government was voted down Wednesday, underscoring the divisions within the Republican Party but potentially setting the stage for talks with Democrats on avoiding a partial shutdown at ... Read More

No government shutdown for now: Congress agrees on temporary funding deal into December

The agreement avoids the shutdown that was slated to begin at midnight on Sept. 30, ensuring Americans retain access to crucial government services and sidestepping an embarrassing political ... Read More