“Always a bad idea,” former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said of shutdowns in 2024. A potential “disaster,” ...

Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some ...

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump is exploring plans to cut federal funding to Portland due to what she said was a ...

Senators voted for a fourth time to reject spending bills to reopen the US government, meaning the shutdown will extend into ...

Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure and other services funded by Washington under ...

Government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock: Live updates - The ...

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders heading to the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown ...

GOP leaders spied at DC hotspot, report says, as Trump relishes ‘billions’ in cuts - The shutdown began at midnight Wednesday amid the Senate’s failure to reach a deal on federal spending ...