As the government remains poised for a shutdown, federal employees question whether they'll have paychecks during the holiday ...

The U.S. Department of Health, for example, has in place a contingency plan for agency operations during a government ...

President-elect Donald Trump has criticized Congress’ plan to fund the government through March, which could result in a ...

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...

When a shutdown happens, the government isn’t able to spend money — with some exceptions — meaning that federal employees ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has only days to prevent a government shutdown ...

With hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new plan from House Speaker Mike Johnson that ...

Here's what happens during a partial government shutdown, which typically happens when Congress has failed to pass new bills authorizing spending. Federal agencies and services deemed ...

If Congress fails to avert the looming government shutdown, only federal workers deemed essential would remain on the job, ...

There are 12 appropriations bills that must pass each year and since members of Congress are sharply divided, this is ...

During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...

This is called a federal government shutdown. On Friday night, the current funding expires. If a funding bill is not passed, the government will be forced to furlough thousands of federal workers ...