One of the world's most powerful governments is (partially) closed for business The rapture may have passed, but the apocalypse continues—at least in Washington D.C. As of October 1 (2pm AEST), the ...

Due to the current government shutdown, military personnel stationed in cities like Memphis may not receive pay, despite ...

I think it's safe to say that as we enter peak silly season, the last thing anyone expected was a looming government shutdown in the US that could be because of Elon Musk. With Christmas just around ...

The United States Senate has passed amended funding legislation that moves the country's government one step closer to ending its longest-ever shutdown. In an hours-long vote held at Capitol Hill in ...

The United States government has entered a shutdown, after Congress failed to pass critical spending legislation that funds the federal workforce before a Wednesday deadline. Senate Democrats voted ...

Government shutdown updates: Congress adjourns for the weekend with no path to a deal in sight Few signs of progress toward an agreement to reopen the government have emerged as both parties work to ...

Congress is back in Washington, and another government shutdown deadline is already looming over lawmakers: Sept. 30. That's when current federal funding expires, leaving Congress with less than a ...

A US government shutdown has begun after the Senate rejected a short-term spending measure that would have kept federal funds flowing until November 21. Democrats had been leveraging the possibility ...

The Senate is working to pass a bipartisan funding bill before a summer recess that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11, prevent a potential government shutdown during November’s midterm ...