Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 ...

Key Takeaways Key deadlines for funding the U.S. government are approaching, and lawmakers in Congress are reportedly ...

Congress is back in Washington and lawmakers have a long to-do list before they adjourn for the year that includes avoiding a ...

During a shutdown, essential government employees work unpaid until Congress reaches a resolution. That would include air ...

The Democratic-led U.S. Senate returned on Monday for a showdown with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over ...

Government-shutdown drama has been a regular tradition. But this year, Republicans are happy to wait until they control ...

If Congress does not pass some form of stopgap bill or appropriations package prior to Dec. 20, the government will enter ...

Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year.

We’ve made it to December, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — temperatures are dropping, parts of the country ...

“With just days left before an Extreme Republican Shutdown, and after shutting down Congress for three weeks after they ousted their own leader, House Republicans are wasting precious time with ...

With the government shut down and veering drunkenly toward a fiscal disaster, Americans aren't impressed with their representatives in Congress. In a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, a full 60 ...

Congress faces a jam-packed to-do list of critical ... they will only have about three weeks before the government shutdown deadline. Many lawmakers are critical of sweeping spending packages ...