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 sun sets on the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill on Nov. 14, 2022. Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown, but the next one could come in a matter of months.

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.

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 public, though, is wary of a shutdown. A poll from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation released last month showed that an overwhelming majority of voters, 90% of voters, including 91% of ...

Government on brink of federal shutdown 02:38. Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday reached a last-minute compromise to keep the federal government running and avoid a costly ...

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 ...

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.

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.