(CNN) — Senators have approved a funding package to reopen the federal government, sending the compromise deal to their colleagues in the House. Centrist Senate Democrats struck a deal over the...

(CNN) — A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s demand to guarantee...

(CNN) — Disgruntled travelers across the US will face more disruptions to their plans this weekend, as airlines cancel hundreds of additional flights and delays continue to mount due to air traffic...

(CNN) — Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities...

(CNN) — Federal workers are bearing the brunt of the government shutdown, with more than 1 million of them going unpaid while Democrats and Republicans in Congress argue over funding federal agencies...

(CNN) — Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s...

New York (CNN) — Government shutdowns can be political earthquakes that paralyze Washington, DC. But for the economy, shutdowns are often barely a blip. Whatever economic damage occurs during that...

(CNN) — Still locked out of power in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his party are seizing on a fresh battle with President Donald Trump: A high-stakes gamble over this month’s...

Congress has extended the deadline for the setting of the national budget once again. Congress now has until March 8 for some programs to shut down and March 22 for a total closure of the government. TV2's...

Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown Oct. 1. However, the chance of one happening before the end of the year is still a possibility. The U.S. government needs to pass a series of appropriation...