The U.S. government faced the threat of a shutdown if Congress didn't pass a spending bill before Dec. 21, 2024. Here's a look at the potential impact.

Rather than set government straight, Elon Musk is leaving Washington with the federal budget all cattywampus. Deficit spending is increasing, not waning, and there is a growing school of thought ...

Editor's note: Follow along here for government shutdown updates on Friday, Dec. 20. In the midst of a looming government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump has come out against Congress ...

Majorities of Americans see a role for government on several safety net issues. 65% say the government has a responsibility to ensure all Americans have health care coverage. 55% say government aid to ...

Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle When is the government shutdown deadline? Current funding expires on Friday night. A shutdown would be triggered if a ...

Will There Be a March 2025 Government Shutdown? Whether the government shuts down this week depends on whether Johnson's CR can pass both the House—where Republicans hold a narrow majority—and ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if Congress fails to extend funding past Friday ...

More than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites have been taken down since Friday afternoon, a New York Times analysis has found, as federal agencies rush to heed ...

The "reinventing government" program cut over 480,000 federal jobs and thousands of regulations. The woman who ran the program says any similarities to DOGE end there.

An office empowered by President Trump to make major changes to the federal government is already moving quickly, but critics have questioned the legality of some of its actions. The Department of ...

Musk is what's known as a "special government employee," a designation given to people who join the government for a short period of time typically to provide specialized expertise.