The shutdown puts some federal aid programs in jeopardy of running out of money if a spending bill isn't approved by the end of the month.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan lawmakers suggested a continuation budget wasn't needed to avoid a shutdown, but they passed one anyway.

The White House moved to squeeze Senate Democrats by ordering federal agencies to begin shutdown procedures after lawmakers blocked the GOP funding bill.

Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are ...

Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration.

House Republicans' National Republican Congressional Committee launches ads in 42 battleground districts blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

US futures sank and world shares were mixed after a US government shutdown began on Wednesday. The futures for the S&P 500 ...

After a last-ditch effort in the Senate failed, vast portions of the federal government are closed and many federal workers ...

A federal government shutdown took effect just after midnight Tuesday after last-ditch efforts in the Senate to pass a ...

The Cape Hatteras National Seashore says the unoccupied homes collapsed between 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. There are no reported injuries at this time. Seashore officials have closed the entire oceanfront ...

The stakes are higher for federal workers because the White House is considering layoffs rather than temporary furloughs. In past shutdowns, workers were paid back for their time off when the funding ...

As the federal government faces a looming shutdown, President Donald Trump and the Republican leadership are poised to leverage the situation to advance their strategic goals while challenging the ...