By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson, Andy Sullivan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed spending ...

This week’s events were a preview of the perils of governing that face Trump and Republicans in Congress, despite their ...

On Dec. 22, 2018, the U.S. government began a record 35-day partial shutdown after the Senate was unable to agree on a ...

Midnight passage of the government shutdown package put in sharp focus the political fault lines emerging in Washington, as ...

The White House has announced that President Biden signed a stopgap funding bill into law on Saturday, extending government ...

Lawmakers are having their say after President Biden signed a stopgap bill into law on Saturday, extending government funding ...

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as ...

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

Democrats and Republicans traded barbs and tried to evade blame, after Trump and Musk killed a bipartisan deal and threatened ...

The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse ...

Hours to go before a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan from Speaker Mike ...

During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...