The United States government could be headed towards a shutdown this weekend after two failed attempts by House Republicans in recent days to avert a stoppage. First, Speaker Mike Johnson and his ...

The U.S. Department of Health, for example, has in place a contingency plan for agency operations during a government shutdown, with 49,625 staff members considered essential and 40,887 staff members ...

However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.

Large swaths of the U.S. government could temporarily close at midnight on Friday if Congress does not approve a stopgap spending bill due to pressure from Donald Trump.

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The US government is hurtling towards a shutdown ahead of the Christmas holiday, after President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk scuppered a cross-party deal to keep federal agencies running.The ...

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The federal government has closed 21 times ... the affected federal agencies must shut down or stop normal spending, explains the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown.

The United States government could be headed for a shutdown this weekend after two failed attempts by House Republicans in recent days to avert a stoppage. First, Speaker Mike Johnson and his ...