Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barring a late breakthrough to avert a shutdown, government functions deemed non-essential, like national parks, will close or cut ...

This time, there was no last-minute save: The federal government officially shut down at midnight. The key deadline to fund the government and keep agencies running was Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at ...

For the first time since 2019, the U.S. Government is shut down. The shutdown, which started just after midnight on Wednesday, came after lawmakers failed to pass a budget for the government's fiscal ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...