During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...
The president tends to prefer barking orders, rather than publicly imploring GOP lawmakers to follow his lead. To prevent a shutdown, he made an exception.
A House Republican plan to keep the federal government open past Friday by putting most agencies' funding on autopilot ...
It is getting to be a regular occurrence. The U.S. Treasury runs out of money and warns Congress that they need more.
Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.
America's spending reality is terrifying. If the most draconian cuts we can imagine don’t materially move the needle, we’re ...
Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...
The 'Outnumbered' panel reacts to the media's celebration of the SpaceX rocket failures as Elon Musk continues to face ...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Ontario’s tariff would remain in place despite the one-month reprieve from Trump.
The desire to recreate that era is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs. Experts warn he’s overestimating the role of ...
GOP lawmakers in Congress are proposing treating the city like a federal agency in their latest spending bill.