What to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms 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 ...
How Trump and Musk set off the shutdown crisis — but got little in return
The past week provides a preview of what spending battles could be like in a closely divided Congress and with warring GOP ...
'Enough blame to go around': Republicans, Democrats point fingers after near shutdown
Democrats and Republicans traded barbs and tried to evade blame, after Trump and Musk killed a bipartisan deal and threatened ...
Senate passes bill to avoid a government shutdown, ending funding fight at the 11th hour
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill to fund the government through March 14. It does not address the debt ...
Wake up with the Washington Examiner: How the continuing resolution died and set up an unexpected shutdown fight
Here's how a continuing resolution that would keep the government running until mid-March 2025 fell apart and put a shutdown ...
What are the possible impacts of a government shutdown?
Based on past government estimates, some 3.5 million federal workers could go without paychecks this holiday season until an ...
Federal workers fed up with paycheck uncertainty surrounding shutdown fights
During a shutdown, most government workers are furloughed, though many are required to report to work if their job is ...
Biden signs bill averting government shutdown; brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
The short-term government funding bill was signed by President Biden on Saturday. The legislation will fund the government ...
Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., right and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., left, are listen during a U ...