The federal government has entered a partial shutdown as of midnight Sept. 30. The last attempt to pass a stopgap funding bill occurred around 7:30 p.m. in the Senate, when the upper chamber voted on ...

It would be easy to think about the prospects of a government shutdown as the next act in a tired old play. But what’s looming this time is far, far different, with incalculable stakes. It could ...

Without a deal in Congress by Tuesday, the government will run out of funding. By Madeleine Ngo With the federal government headed toward a potential shutdown this week, thousands of workers could be ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational. The employees who staff those critical programs do not get paid for their work until ...

As the shutdown continues, much of the federal government's work remains on hold. We have reports now from three states about how this is playing out in their communities, even as a judge paused ...

As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, early childhood education programs in Chicago that rely on federal funding are feeling the ripple effects and bracing for potential ...