The path to averting a government shutdown at the end of the week remains murky in the Republican-controlled Congress.

US lawmakers raced Monday to avert a weekend government shutdown with a funding deal loudly backed by President Donald Trump ...

The government is on the verge of a shutdown. Here's what Tennesseans need to know about programs, activities impacted by it.

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.

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

The wrangling over an extension of government dominates the agenda for both the House and the Senate this week.

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill ...

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap.

Congress faces a Friday deadline to approve a new government spending bill to avert a shutdown at midnight—with preliminary ...

Current federal funding runs out March 14, almost halfway through the current fiscal year. House Republicans in recent days ...

The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a ...