Bitcoin was rising as risk sentiment recovers on optimism that the U.S. could avoid a government shutdown. Senate Minority ...

Jimmy Fallon on Thursday addressed the potential government shutdown, turning his commentary into a burn of the Trump administration. (Watch the video below.) “Our government could stop functioning,” ...

The hearing falls on a busy day in Washington as Congress has until midnight to pass a spending bill to avoid a government ...

Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if Trump really had a mandate.

Thanks to the 2019 Government Shutdown Prevention Act, if there is a shutdown Friday, 11:59 p.m., eventually back pay must be provided to the majority of furloughed workers. However, with the ...

The decision to allow the spending bill to move forward is likely to draw backlash from liberal lawmakers and party activists ...

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ...

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump's spending cuts threatened to block his federal funding plans -- although hopes were high ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...