With a continuing resolution set to expire, agencies will likely be free to proceed with mass layoffs. But next steps will be decided by a federal judge.

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin earlier this year. Johnson has introduced legislation that would prevent government shutdowns through an automatic ...

Congress avoided a full government shutdown, approving a short-term funding deal that reopened about 95% of the federal government through the end of September. The Department of Homeland Security was ...

November 10, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) today issued the following statement on the Senate’s proposed continuing resolution, which would extend current levels of government ...

The U.S. Senate voted against proposed legislation late Monday night that would have prevented a government shutdown by activating a short-term resolution to fund the government. Sen. Ron Johnson ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Congress faces a deadline of Wednesday, Oct. 1, to pass the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 and the VA Extenders Act of 2025. American ...

Senator Shelley Moore Capito, at this point, believes a federal government shutdown is more likely than not. Shelley Moore Capito “My optimism has left me,” Capito, R-W.Va., said on MetroNews Talkline ...

The game of chicken between congressional Republicans and Democrats has resulted in a partial government shutdown, with none of the 12 regular-order appropriations bills enacted into law. The last ...