Biden has signed legislation that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing the possibility of a federal ...

This week's dysfunction over government spending and a possible government shutdown is the latest in a series of conflicts ...

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

With a government shutdown possible and the holidays approaching, people who rely on steady paychecks could be left to make ...

Schumer said the Senate would seek to avert "a pointless and painful government shutdown" as lawmakers complete what's scheduled to be their final three weeks in Washington before the fall elections.

Congress has limited time to avert a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution after the latest Trump-backed bill failed Thursday. In D.C., short of a Christmas miracle, the city’s ...

If the federal government shuts down this weekend, work at numerous publicly funded agencies would slow or stop altogether, while millions of government employees would stop receiving paychecks.

Since joining The Washington Post in November 2017, he has covered the Republican tax law; the government shutdown; and the administration's economic response to the coronavirus, among other topics.

All of which is a long way from yesterday’s triumphalism before the vote, which prematurely hailed: “SUCCESS in Washington ... more hurtling towards a shutdown unless an alternative ...

The GOP's government funding bill still isn’t ready -- putting the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at the end of the week. Several House Republicans stormed out of Tuesday morning ...