In 2013, Republican lawmakers took the government to the brink of closing as they attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a ...

Cracks are starting to form in the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to hold the line against a seven-week clean ...

Alaska’s U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of two Senate Republicans to vote against a GOP-backed funding resolution.

Sen. Thune says shutdown is “avoidable” but rejects Democrats’ health care demands as unrealistic ahead deadline.

The Office of Budget and Management plans mass firings beyond standard furloughs if the government shuts down.

President Donald Trump looks poised to fire more federal employees if Congress cannot avert a government shutdown next week.

Republicans and Democrats are continuing to trade blows ahead of a potential partial government shutdown next week, including a staunch warning from Speaker Johnson.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new ...

Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to fund federal departments and agencies for seven weeks, putting Washington on the path to an Oct. 1 government shutdown. Democrats came ...

The Senate action came just hours after the House sent them the short-term funding bill. The Senate voted to block that ...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, House and Senate leaders say they’ve reached agreement to pass a state budget, boost road ...