A shutdown could happen this weekend if a new funding bill isn’t passed and signed. Here’s how a shutdown would affect Social Security and other programs.

A December 2024 government shutdown could happen on Friday. How does that affect December Social Security checks? Here's what you need to know.

Leaders in Congress unveiled a measure to keep the government funded, facing a Friday night deadline to avert a government shutdown.

Lawmakers have reached a bipartisan deal to temporarily avoid a major shutdown, keeping the government open through at least mid-March and boosting disaster relief efforts after hurricanes devastated the Southeast this year.

House Republicans put forward a new plan this afternoon in an attempt to avert a government shutdown. Their proposal, which would fund the federal government at its current levels through mid-March, was devised after Donald Trump stepped in yesterday to torpedo a spending deal that House Speaker Mike Johnson had struck with Democrats.