The federal government began to shut down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday as lawmakers failed to resolve a dispute over spending, leading to the first lapse in funding in nearly seven years. A ...

President Trump signed a funding bill that keeps the government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on Capitol Hill.

Public health depends on long-term planning, and when that planning is interrupted, some programs never recover.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The funding lapse comes despite the Senate voting late Friday to approve a five-bill package and extend funding for the ...

Several Senate Democrats are poised to help Republicans pass a bill that could lead to the end of the government shutdown. The negotiated deal moving through the Senate drops Democrats' demand that ...

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years has now entered its second day. It's not clear when the impasse between congressional Democrats and Republicans over a funding bill to reopen ...

WASHINGTON ― The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan spending package on Friday that temporarily extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security while negotiations continue over restraints on ...

American flags fly in front of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to ...

TSA worker and leader of the American Federation of Government Employees Union in Atlanta talks to CNN’s Victor Blackwell about the struggles TSA employees are facing as they continue to work without ...