The federal government shutdown continues on Wednesday, Oct. 22, marking the second-longest shutdown in U.S. history. The current shutdown started just after midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress failed ...

The U.S. government shut down much of its operations just after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1, as a standoff between Congress and the White House over expiring health benefits prevented a funding deal ...

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, spoke with reporters hours before the shutdown.Credit...Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times The government shut down on Wednesday morning at 12:01 a.m., amid a ...

Congress is back in Washington, and another government shutdown deadline is already looming over lawmakers: Sept. 30. That's when current federal funding expires, leaving Congress with less than a ...

The ongoing government shutdown will collide with the U.S. economy this week, as missed paychecks and the absence of billions of dollars of government services reverberate beyond federal workers an ...

Government shutdown concerns are mounting again. Months after funding disputes plagued Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats are battling over spending priorities, the SAVE Act and more heading into ...

Senate Republicans and Democrats face a potential government shutdown if they cannot agree on a funding budget by the September 30 deadline. Both parties are blaming each other for the stalled ...