Republicans will need all hands on deck, and an assist from Senate Democrats, to avoid a government shutdown in October.

Current government funding expires Friday night when Congress is scheduled to adjourn for the holidays. If a funding bill is not passed by then, the shutdown would begin at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.

The government could shut down in less than two weeks. Here's what that would mean for social security, ... This map shows which states are most affected by the government shutdown.

Most critical services in Arizona would continue if an impasse over the state budget leads to an unprecedented government shutdown. But few details on the impact are readily available with less than ...

As a result, much of the federal government may shut down this weekend. ... The front line in Ukraine has barely moved since the start of the year, as these maps show. Other Big Stories. Image.

Because the deadline hits on a weekend, if the government does shut down, lawmakers have some time to try to resolve things while most federal workers are already off the clock.

About 800,000 federal employees went without pay for 35 days during the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown in 2018 and 2019.. What happens to Social Security and Medicare? Both retirement and ...

The U.S. government is facing a potential shutdown this week, as lawmakers struggle to agree on an emergency spending package. What's New. A continuing resolution (CR)—a temporary spending bill ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, who has introduced a bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, speaks to reporters on March 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Will There Be a ...

A government shutdown, which could happen as soon as Sunday, could prevent some would-be home buyers from getting mortgages for properties in flood-prone areas, the National Association of ...

As the deadline for government funding nears, Democrats in Congress are threatening to shut down the government By Sen. John Barrasso Fox News Published March 10, 2025 6:00am EDT ...

The government has shut down or suffered funding gaps at least 20 times in history, all in the past 50 years. The most recent shutdown lasted 34 days, spanning the end of 2018 into the start of ...