Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services.

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Large portions of the U.S. government could be forced to shut down as soon as Saturday if Congress does not resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement.

The federal government is on the verge of partially shutting down, with Senate Republicans and Democrats at an impasse over funding the Department of Homeland Security.

President Donald Trump’s first year of his second, nonconsecutive term brought all sorts of changes. His administration shuttered the United States Agency for International Development, had the government acquire stakes in Nvidia and several other ...

Democrats are pushing to remove funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless new measures are implemented.

The chances of a partial government shutdown have become increasingly likely in recent days as Senate Democrats outline demands to reform the Department of Homeland Security, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the wake of Alex Pretti's killing.

More than 317,000 employees stopped working for the federal government in 2025, according to the Office of Personnel Management, giving a glimpse into how much the nation's largest employer has already changed its workforce. The majority of employees took ...

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With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement?

The federal government is injecting $1.6 billion into USA Rare Earth, the latest move by the Trump administration to shore up the domestic supply of rare-earth minerals.