To avoid a government shutdown, the IRS lost out on $20 billion in funding, limiting its ability to track down tax dodgers.

Republicans have long targeted the tax agency, and their cuts will hurt its efforts to go after rich tax evaders and improve the IRS’s functionality. It’s their second successful cut from President ...

averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate passed six bills totalling $459bn (£357bn) which funds nearly 30% of the government. It faced opposition, however, from some Republicans who ...