Just like 2013, much of government shutdown fight boils down to health care

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

Reporter's Notebook: Government shutdown chances astronomical as Congress barrels toward deadline

Government shutdown looms as Trump administration and Congress remain deadlocked, potentially affecting federal workers, ...

Trump leaves town, lawmakers aren't talking as government shutdown deadline nears

President Trump is out of town and key lawmakers are not talking as the deadline for a shutdown approaches on Oct. 1.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says a shutdown can still be avoided if Democrats ‘dial back’ their demands

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown ...

Will the government shut down? What to know about potential shutdown and how it will affect RI

A government shutdown is looming on Oct. 1 as Republicans and Democrats in Congress have not yet come to an agreement on ...

Government shutdown looms after Senate rejects House-passed stopgap funding bill

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 ...

Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against government shutdown

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

Senate fails to advance bills to fund government as shutdown looms

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