Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

In the case of a government shutdown, those workers are put on leave because there isn't money budgeted for their job. The good news is that furloughed employees who are not allowed to work or who do ...

A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve new spending for federal agencies. The current spending law, which former President Joe Biden signed in December, expires on March 14.

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...

Government agencies had to prepare multiple times for a shutdown during the last fiscal year since Congress repeatedly punted approving a full-year funding plan before finally passing one in March ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

While this latest attack on federal workers portends the destruction of previously won protections and hundreds of thousands ...

An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating ...

The newly passed federal funding bill has removed millions in earmarks for local California needs, including coastal bluff ...