GOP senators told Musk about an obscure legislative tool that could bring legal heft to his effort and enshrine the cuts into ...

Large swaths of the U.S. government would be forced to stop operating at midnight on March 14 if Congress does not pass ...

A government shutdown has never happened during tax season, but that could be just what'll happen with less than two weeks ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson aims to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill ...

House debate over a bill that would provide care for laid-off federal workers devolved Wednesday into a partisan squabble ...

By contrast, Trump is using a campaign ostensibly against “unelected bureaucrats” to slash programs that help veterans, farmers, poor people and the elderly. Abroad, he is backing away from the ...

Michigan groups that help provide public assistance with federal grant money testified before the state Senate Oversight ...

Gov. Wes Moore said he's prepared to lead Maryland through a possible government shutdown as early as next week.

House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with just 10 days left to head off a shutdown.

Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that he is actively preparing for the federal government to shut down at the end of next week, ...

A government shutdown crisis can seem like the "boy who cried wolf" story of American politics. Democrats and Republicans in ...