Senate leaders are hoping to save a six-bill spending package while easing Democratic concerns about immigration policy.

Once a shutdown occurs, an affected agency has to halt any unfunded activity, usually within a few hours. It would then furlough employees not considered essential, stop the pay for all employees not ...

Senate reaches bipartisan funding deal, but shutdown risk lingers as House delay threatens swift passage. Follow live.

The White House says Social Security is tax-free now, but tax experts say the new law does something completely different. Here's what actually changed.

The deadline to keep the government open will pass at midnight on Friday, but a bipartisan compromise could allow the House ...

Trump's Fed chair pick, ICE rollback in Maine, ACA enrollment drop, and Senate deal to avoid government shutdown faces delay.

President Donald Trump's endorsement of a Senate spending deal will likely pave the way to its passage and avert another ...

Senate lawmakers appeared to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, but it’s not clear whether it will pass the House in time.

Forty-one of the 51-member New York City Council signed a letter urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Brooklyn Democrat, to block any funding package that includes spending on the U.S.

As lawmakers race to beat a midnight deadline to avoid another government shutdown looming in the U.S., we take a look at what this would mean for Social Se ...

Dozens of federal agencies are set to see their funding lapse at midnight as senators work to finalize a deal on a package of ...

The U.S. Senate passed a significant bipartisan funding bill to finance the government for the next eight months. This bill includes millions for projects in housing, education and ...