Speaking to reporters, Thune laid out the next steps toward a potential end to the shutdown. The House-passed continuing resolution extends government funding at current levels until Nov. 21. Thune ...

Reuters says it’s a “key risk to US stability.” But when I look around, I see business as usual — families raise children, workers work, people play music . . . The media act like government is the ...

Some federal workers who are not being paid during the government shutdown have a nagging fear: They might not receive retroactive pay once the impasse is resolved. Roughly 1.4 million federal ...

Federal workers who were furloughed during the 43-day-long U.S. government shutdown could begin seeing back pay arrive in their bank accounts in the coming days. "There really has been an aggressive ...

Thousands of businesses that contract with the federal government are losing $3 billion a week, a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found. Unlike federal employees, contractors are not ...

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area to show up on time Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump signed into law a funding bill to end ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...

WASHINGTON – Partisan divides were on full display in the U.S. Capitol on the night of Nov. 12 as lawmakers voted to end the longest-ever government shutdown. After a nearly two-month recess, members ...

Government shutdown. The phrase immediately raises essential questions for federal employees: Am I required to work? Will I get paid? If so, when? GovCon Wire is here to help. The distinction of which ...

Stay up to date with live coverage of the government shutdown Tuesday as the House notified leaders to expect a vote Wednesday afternoon on a bill to reopen the government. It will come after the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks intensified Tuesday toward a potential end to the government shutdown, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever, disrupting the lives of millions of ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is finally nearing an end but as the Capitol prepares to reopen, the real threat now looms in cybersecurity and national defense readiness. Today is Nov ...