About 800,000 federal employees went without pay for 35 days during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown in 2018 and 2019, as USA TODAY previously reported. What happens to Social Security ...

The longest government shutdown was also the most recent shutdown lasting 35 days in 2018-19 for the third time during Trump's first term as president, according to USA Today. Nearly 800,000 ...

Senate Democrats are expected to vote against a stopgap funding bill today, which means the federal government could shut down early Saturday. The Republican-controlled House approved the bill by ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down ...

The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

The Trump administration’s to close regional Head Start offices led to confusion for many program administrators in Illinois.

The US government faces a potential shutdown if the Senate does not pass the continuing resolution for funding by Friday night. Senate Democrats oppose the bill, fearing it grants President Trump ...

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune is trailed by reporters as negotiations continue over funding to avert a government shutdown. Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP But Chuck Schumer ...

This shutdown marked the third government shutdown during Trump's first term as president, according to USA Today. The longest government shutdown was also the most recent shutdown lasting 35 days ...