Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable” despite sharp divisions ahead of Wednesday’s

In 2013, Republican lawmakers took the government to the brink of closing as they attempted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Now, more than 10 years later, Democrats are holding a similar line

The odds of a government shutdown are increasing as tensions between President Donald Trump and Democrats rise.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.

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

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

Those disruptions contributed to “negative impacts to SNAP participants, including exacerbating food insecurity, burdening participants with additional stress and confusion, causing financial challenges, and eroding some participants’ faith in government,” according to one study published in Nutrients, an international, peer-reviewed journal. ​​​

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

If the government isn't funded by next week, mass layoffs in federal agencies could occur, according to a White House office memo.