Government Shutdown

The House speaker addressed a group of reporters after the House struck down a GOP-backed stopgap bill, with roughly a day left to avert a government shutdown.

GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered a stinging defeat after 21 members of his caucus rejected a measure aimed to avoid a government shutdown.

An impending government shutdown could stop couples from getting married in at least one city in America.

A government shutdown could harm a scheduled deposition of Trump as part of a civil case against him.

"Putin is looking for any chink in our armor," Kremlin critic Bill Browder told Newsweek.

A government shutdown means that about 3.2 million children could lose child care, estimates suggest.

Without an agreement in the House, the consequences for the U.S. economy would be harsh, depending on the shutdown's length.

More than two dozen Republicans voted against the bill.

"I'm going to do everything I can to make it happen," Senator Joe Manchin told Newsweek. "The border has to be secure."

Congress has until midnight on Sept. 30 to reach a spending deal to avoid a fourth federal government shutdown in the past five years.

Representative Ken Buck, a conservative from Colorado, on Thursday said that he thinks "there is nothing worse than a shutdown" at the moment for Congress.

Congressman Chip Roy told Newsweek Biden deserves "pretty much all" the blame because he's "utterly failed to do his job to secure the border."

Republican presidential candidates sparred over immigration, the Russia-Ukraine war and the economy during the second primary debate Wednesday night.

Resuming student loan payments the same day the government shuts down would be a "recipe for disaster," Representative Ayanna Pressley said.

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced an amendment on Wednesday targeting Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

"I think it's reasonable for us to get at least one thing through negotiations," Republican Senator J.D. Vance told Newsweek.

A delay in payments to federal contractors, such as Musk's SpaceX, during a government shutdown could cost them billions in revenue.

"What the housing market needs now is stability and certainty," NAHB told Congress in a letter urging lawmakers to extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

A continuing resolution to fund the government through November was put forward in the Senate, but faces major headwinds from Republicans.

A new poll shows this group of voters is the least likely to blame Democrats for the possible government shutdown.

A government shutdown will take effect at the same time that millions of Americans will restart paying back their student loans.

A potential federal shutdown likely won't help the his popularity among voters if "they blame the person who's unpopular" already, a political scientist said.

Members of Congress will still earn their paychecks in the event of a shutdown even as thousands of government workers are forced to stay home without pay.

Congress has less than one week to pass appropriations bills before the government shuts down, which would have an impact on many federal agencies.

In a video clip shared on social media, the rapper is seen calling any potential voters for Trump "stupid" in a scathing attack on the former president.

The president of the nation's largest union for federal workers told Newsweek that Congress is playing with fire.

While the upper chamber has unified around preventing a government shutdown, Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been unable to rally his caucus around the issue.

Many federal employees won't receive paychecks if the government shuts down on October 1.

With climate disasters becoming more frequent and FEMA disaster relief running out, Vermonters who are rebuilding worry they'll be left behind.

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, the Republican congressman clashed with Bartiromo about a potential government shutdown.