Across Washington, Officials Brace for Government Shutdown With salary advances and staff reshuffles, lawmakers and federal agencies are preparing for a lapse in government funding that is ...

Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue. The White House would have broad power to decide which agencies stay open if funding lapses. Updated March 13, 2025.

The possibility of a government shutdown is looming large. House Republicans are feuding over a stopgap funding bill meant to keep the government running after the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.

FILE – A sign reading “Because of the Federal Government SHUTDOWN All National Parks are Closed” is posted on a barricade in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Oct. 1, 2013.

Government shutdown deadlines - and even full-on shutdowns - aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to expect.

WASHINGTON−The country is four days away from a federal government shutdown that could impact millions of Americans, as infighting among House Republicans has so far prevented Congress from ...

The greatest effect of a government shutdown within Washington, D.C., is on federal workers who are typically either furloughed during the duration of the budget impasse or are required to work ...

Why Washington is getting nervous about a shutdown. Washington is growing increasingly worried about the potential for a government shutdown — and what devastation it could bring.

When the government shut down for 34 days in late 2018 and early 2019, federal workers lined up at food banks. The prospect of a shutdown also concerns thousands of federal contractors and people ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to ...