The Senate passed legislation Friday to fund most federal operations through the end of September, but a partial government shutdown, likely lasting at least through the weekend, still went into effect.

Government spending under the Trump administration has increased in 2025, despite a pledge from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to drastically cut it, according to new analysis. The world’s richest man, who dramatically exited the White ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to ...

Though the government shutdown has ended, the fight for funding is far from over. Our safe water may be in danger from Trump and Congress’s spending cuts. Though the government shutdown has ended, the fight for funding is far from over. Our safe water ...

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — formerly run by Elon Musk — ends 2025 with strikingly divergent results around its two primary goals. On one front, government payroll numbers are down this year by about 9%, from 3.015 million federal ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is leaving an estimated $11 billion in permanent economic damage . About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t ...

Funding earmarked for the House of Representatives’ Modernization Initiatives Account can be used to accelerate the development of innovative constituent-focused tools. Congress IT Modernization Shutdown Tucked within one of the full-year appropriation ...

The moon is visible behind the U.S. Capitol prior to the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Civic technology advocates are celebrating after the government funding ...

Three spending bills up for consideration in the House of Representatives this week bring with them billions in add-ons that fiscal conservatives believe go against Republicans’ promises of trimming federal overspending. Republican bills for Commerce ...

The White House and Congress are racing against the clock to to pass a funding bill before tomorrow’s government shutdown deadline. Follow for live updates.