Large swaths of the Department of Homeland Security are set to shut down Saturday after Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked two funding bills because the legislation did not include new restrictions ...

The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of February 13. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on ...

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The U.S. Senate has only a few more days left for lawmakers to agree on ...

The U.S. dealt with a 43-day shutdown of the federal government this past fall, then a four-day shutdown a week ago. Here comes another one — probably. Victor Reklaitis is a Washington Correspondent ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense ...

Federal agencies are set to reopen after the House on Tuesday approved a spending package funding those forced to close their doors over the weekend, ending the shutdown less than four days after it ...

The budget package secures funding for most US government agencies until the end of September, except for the Department of Homeland Security. The partial shutdown of government operations ended in ...

Funding for several major federal agencies expired at midnight Saturday after Congress failed to pass a set of spending bills before the deadline, triggering a partial government shutdown. The ...

A partial shutdown affecting much of the federal government began Saturday, but it is unlikely to last long. The shutdown is hitting huge parts of the government, including the Pentagon, the ...

The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government is likely to continue into this week as Democrats and Republicans continue clashing on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Core tax systems remain operational during a shutdown, meaning Americans can still file their tax returns and receive refunds, according to the Internal Revenue Service. iStock / Getty ...

For the second time in four months, a federal government shutdown has caused critical economic data to go dark. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will not release the January jobs report and other ...