The federal government is largely shut down after a midnight deadline for a budget deal came and went. Hundreds of thousands of government employees are likely to be furloughed, while places like ...

Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...

This time, there was no last-minute save: The federal government officially shut down at midnight. The key deadline to fund the government and keep agencies running was Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 after President Trump and congressional Democrats failed to reach a funding agreement. This is the fourth government shutdown under the Trump presidency, ...