Republican congressional leaders Thursday night failed to pass a revamped plan to avoid a government shutdown looming Friday night -- and to satisfy President-elect Donald Trump's explosive demand ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a revolt from fellow Republicans over a last-minute measure to keep the government ...

The House of Representatives passed a funding bill at the eleventh hour to avert a Christmastime government shutdown.

A government shutdown will set in at midnight if Congress doesn't come up with a bipartisan deal. Keep up with the USA TODAY ...

said the government would go into a partial shutdown at midnight if Republicans did not return to the original stopgap bill. The House managed to pass a third version of the spending bill on Friday.

A bill to avert a partial government shutdown that was backed by President-elect Trump failed to pass the House of Representatives on Thursday night. Congress is inching closer to the possibility ...

The House approved a bill to avert a government shutdown — hours before the midnight deadline. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Get the latest news as Congress moves to avert a government shutdown and extend funding into March, during President-elect ...

When a shutdown happens, the government isn’t able to spend money — with some exceptions — meaning that federal employees across the country would be expected to work without pay until the shutdown ...

The U.S. Department of Health, for example, has in place a contingency plan for agency operations during a government shutdown, with 49,625 staff members considered essential and 40,887 staff members ...

The House fell short of the 2/3 votes needed to pass a bill spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown. The bill would have extended federal spending for ...