A stopgap funding bill passed on Wednesday, in spite of 82 “no” votes from Republicans. Then Speaker Mike Johnson called a ...

The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap bill on Wednesday to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next week, even as a ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday said the Senate will "immediately move" to pass the measure as soon as the ...

Senators on Wednesday passed a short-term funding extension that will keep the government’s lights on until mid-December and ...

Congress is working to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown and boost security for presidential candidates.

The House approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, sending the bill to the Senate.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers averted a government shutdown 40 days before the election, but they’ll face another funding crunch ...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning next ...

Lawmakers on Wednesday averted a politically damaging government shutdown and quickly passed a short-term federal funding ...

The clock is ticking toward a September 30 deadline to fund the government, and even with a possible deal to avert a lapse in ...

The term “shutdown” is also something of a misnomer. Lapses in funding are a bad way to do business, and they can delay ...

The agreement announced Sunday averts a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and ...