The American Relief Act, 2025 that just passed is 118 pages, stripped down from a 1,547-page bill that Trump and Musk ...

The last government shutdown took place in December 2018 and January 2019 during Trump's first White House term. The unrest also threatened to topple Johnson, a mild-mannered Louisianan who was ...

Government shutdown risk last surfaced in September 2024, but a shutdown was narrowly averted. A short government shutdown is unlikely to have major economic impact, aside from the considerably ...

The federal government could shut down in a matter of hours if Congress does not cobble together a temporary funding plan on Friday.

However, there are ways Congress can continue to pay U.S. troops during a government shutdown — and troops have been paid during the last three prolonged shutdowns as a result. Thus, we rate ...

Congress has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday.

"We will not have a government shutdown, and we will meet our obligations ... while highlighting that the initial agreement tanked because of Trump's last-minute intervention.

President-elect Donald Trump has abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown ...

The last-minute legislation ... The new bill pushes the next government shutdown deadline to March 14 instead of the end of the week. The new 1,547-page package bill gives president-elect Donald ...