American Airlines canceled more than 200 of its 6,200 scheduled flights on Friday as air traffic reductions began.

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget ...

Congress is back in Washington, and another government shutdown deadline is already looming over lawmakers: Sept. 30. That's when current federal funding expires, leaving Congress with less than a ...

Government shutdown concerns are mounting again. Months after funding disputes plagued Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats are battling over spending priorities, the SAVE Act and more heading into ...

In the United States, a government shutdown happens when there is a gap in federal funding and the government furloughs federal workers without pay. Although there are exceptions for certain ...

If government shutdowns had betting odds, Washington would be entering the fourth quarter with the spread getting tighter. Congress is staring down a Sept. 30 funding deadline — ahead of the November ...