Now 37 days into the government shutdown 2026 today, Sunday, March 22, a Senate vote is needed to end the DHS shutdown.

Federal workforce shrinks 12% as President Donald Trump's efficiency push takes effect, data shows, with thousands of government employees having left since September 2024. Social Security benefits are facing automatic cuts starting in 2032 when a key trust fund is expected to reach insolvency, according to new CBO report.

In Washington D.C., the showdown war of words continues, and so does the government shutdown. "Republicans have shown zero interest or capacity to reopen the government, enact a spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people, or address the ...

Thousands of businesses that contract with the federal government are losing $3 billion a week, a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found. Unlike federal employees, contractors are not legally guaranteed back pay when the government returns to ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus cut a deal with ...

When will the Senate vote to end the partial shutdown amid a DHS funding lapse? See the latest betting odds, predictions amid the DHS shutdown 2026.

Federal workers who were furloughed during the 43-day-long U.S. government shutdown could begin seeing back pay arrive in their bank accounts in the coming days. "There really has been an aggressive effort to get people to get their checks as soon as ...

A good government group contended that the president’s broader civil service reforms, including previous cuts to early-career staff, would undermine efforts to recruit younger workers.