Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be sent home — or ...

Editor's note: Follow along here for government shutdown updates on Friday, Dec. 20. In the midst of a looming government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump has come out against Congress ...

The House fell short of the 2/3 votes needed to pass a bill spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to avert a government shutdown. The bill would have extended federal spending for ...

Read more details about the new bill here. The 1,500 page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would have done more than keep the government funded at current levels to prevent a government ...

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson scrapped a last-minute measure to avoid a government shutdown late Wednesday after facing opposition from fellow Republicans — including President-elect ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans ...

President-elect Donald Trump has come out against Congress' plan to fund the government through March and called on lawmakers to raise the debt ceiling, introducing a surprising, last-minute ...

MADISON - A new Assembly committee will focus in the next session on government efficiency, inspired by a similar federal department to be run in part by Elon Musk. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said ...

In a flurry of posts Wednesday on his social media platform X, Elon Musk derided a Republican-backed government spending bill that if not passed by Friday night would lead to a government shut down.

German lawmakers voted this week to dissolve the government. French President Emmanuel Macron recently named the country’s fourth prime minister in a year’s span. What on earth is happening ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans ...