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Senate leaders of both parties sent encouraging signals Monday for Speaker Mike Johnson’s bill to avoid a partial government shutdown.

A record number of Americans are expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, but a looming government shutdown could mean long lines and wait times at major U.S. airports.

Union strikes and threats of government shutdowns expose Americans’ lack of financial wellness. Systemic changes are needed to address financial literacy.

Congress has a week to avoid a government shutdown. But the new speaker is facing familiar GOP divisions trying to pass his party's own spending bills and still hasn't decided on a short term bill.

A new government shutdown is looming, which would impact many different government services.

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves. The Conversation tapped an expert on congressional behavior, Northwestern University…

Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September

US package is the first to be announced since Congress dropped new funding for Kyiv to avoid a government shutdown.