Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...

The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play ...

Democrats have been dubious about the Republican-drafted bill passed by the House on Tuesday, which would keep federal ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right? The threat of government shutdowns seems to be a ...

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans don't have the votes to pass a measure to keep the government funded through September.

Chuck Schumer implied Wednesday that Democrats won't provide the votes to pass the GOP spending bill, but key Senators are still wavering.

Republicans face a March 14 deadline to keep the government funded, and are facing pressure to do so without any support from ...