Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barring a late breakthrough to avert a shutdown, government functions deemed non-essential, like national parks, will close or cut ...

The federal government will likely shut down, pausing many non-essential government functions, if Democrats and Republicans fail to agree on a plan to extend funding before Wednesday. Essential ...

This time, there was no last-minute save: The federal government officially shut down at midnight. The key deadline to fund the government and keep agencies running was Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

For the first time since 2019, the U.S. Government is shut down. The shutdown, which started just after midnight on Wednesday, came after lawmakers failed to pass a budget for the government's fiscal ...

WASHINGTON — Election Day, America's celebration of civic participation, will also bring a dark milestone this year for the nation's government. Barring a surprise breakthrough, the U.S. government ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...

Another attempt to pass a bill to teporarily fund government functions is on tbhe floor in the Senate on Tuesday. This will be the 14th such bill in the last month.