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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...