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 ...

The government gets most of its income from taxes. For example, workers pay income tax and national insurance, everyone pays VAT on certain goods, and companies pay tax on profits. It could ...

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 ... ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney ...

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 ...

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.

It naturally dispenses of inefficiencies and retires obsolete capabilities, while the government forms new offices and agencies just to identify them. Finally, and most importantly, a competitive ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal to temporarily avoid a major shutdown, keeping the government open through at least mid-March and boosting disaster relief efforts after ...

Washington — Leaders in Congress on Tuesday unveiled a lengthy stopgap measure to keep the government funded into the spring, with just days to go to prevent a government shutdown. Congress has ...