13 hours agoa partial government shutdown is underway. 17 hours agosince the longest shutdown in u.s. History last fall, lawmakers have been working to pass individual spending bills to fund federal agencies through september 2026.
3 days agothe senate passed a measure to avert a shutdown on friday. But with the house on recess, funding for broad stretches of the federal government has technically lapsed. 1 day agopentagon, homeland security, and transportation face funding lapses while snap benefits continue uninterrupted, unlike previous shutdowns.
15 hours agoa bipartisan spending deal couldn’t clear congress in time to prevent a lapse in federal funding for some departments. The house must pass it to fully reopen the government. 2 days agothe partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall.
30 deadline, triggering another partial government shutdown over the weekend.