The White House has officially declared an imminent government shutdown after the Senate failed to pass a GOP-backed spending bill to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21. A memo issued by the ...

The Senate for a second day in a row rejected rival measures to fund the government, prolonging the shutdown that began at midnight. Wednesday’s votes mirrored Tuesday’s results, with two Democrats ...

The federal government partially shut down at midnight Wednesday, hours after all but three Senate Democrats voted down a short-term funding bill. The measure fell five votes short of passing. The ...

Grijalva, who was elected to succeed her late father in the House following an Arizona special election last week, has yet to be sworn into her seat due to the government shutdown. With the House of ...

Time is running out to find the next solution to get service members paid during the government shutdown, now the second ...

The Senate on Monday once again rejected proposals to reopen the government, raising the prospect of widespread layoffs across federal agencies. As they did several times last week, all but three ...

The Senate on Tuesday spurned a Democratic stopgap spending bill, putting lawmakers a step closer to a government shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. Lawmakers voted along party lines, 47-53, on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Democrats face steep odds of winning the four seats they need to gain control of the Senate. With 35 seats on the ...

Kevin Rhodes has received Senate confirmation to lead the White House’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, a move that designates him as the first permanent leader of that component in six years.

Dozens of aviation groups warned House and Senate leaders on Monday that a government shutdown would delay federal inspections of aircraft and postpone repair work on “critical” air traffic control ...