To prepare financially for a government shutdown, consider the following: Check your financial emergency funds. Look at your ...

Government shutdown concerns are mounting again. Months after funding disputes plagued Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats are battling over spending priorities, the SAVE Act and more heading into ...

If government shutdowns had betting odds, Washington would be entering the fourth quarter with the spread getting tighter. Congress is staring down a Sept. 30 funding deadline — ahead of the November ...

On a 60-40 vote, the Senate sent the legislation to the other chamber, where it will likely pass.

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 ...

Congress is currently lurching through a sluggish summer session, but there’s some high-stakes drama just ahead. On September 30, annual appropriations for the federal government will run out. Last ...

The federal government shut down on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after the Senate failed to pass a funding extension to keep the ...