When would a federal shutdown start? Which parts of the government would shut down? Will payments to Social Security ...

The U.S. Department of Health, for example, has in place a contingency plan for agency operations during a government ...

Some government services American rely upon will be unaffected by a shutdown while others would become more difficult to ...

Congress previously passed a stopgap funding bill back in September, before Oct. 1, which was the last deadline to fund the ...

However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.

Barring a pre-Christmas legislative miracle, the US government will plunge into a partial shutdown at midnight Friday after ...

If Congress fails to approve a continuing resolution or permanent spending measure by 12:01 a.m. Saturday, many federal ...

As many Americans begin their holiday festivities, service members are facing uncertainties as a potential government ...

Lawmakers have until midnight Friday to pass a bill or risk shutting down the government before they embark on a 16-day break ...

The United States is facing a government shutdown on Saturday following Thursday's rejection by the Republican-controlled ...

President-elect Donald Trump has abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown ...

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a ...