Government Shutdown

The dome of the U.S. Capitol as negotiations for the Senate's final votes of the legislative session continue, in Washington

WATCH LIVE: House passes short-term spending bill, staving off another fund fight during midterms

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

U.S. Capitol building is framed by flowers in Washington

Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season

The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before leaving Washington at week's end for its traditional August recess, a period that many lawmakers want to spend shoring up their reelection prospects rather than working in the nation's capital.

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

U.S. Senate voted to end a partial government shutdown that has snarled airports across the country

Senators vote to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns

The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closures have become longer and more frequent, frustrating lawmakers who say there should be punishment when Congress fails at its most basic legislative duty.

By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

Trump signs Homeland Security funding bill, ending record shutdown

DHS has been without routine funds since Feb. 14, causing hardship for workers, though much of Trump’s immigration agenda that is central to the dispute is being funded separately.

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: Cars pass a gas station in Washington DC

U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, but Iran war clouds outlook

“This is a split-screen economy.”…

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

House approves bill to fund Homeland Security and end the record shutdown

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in…

WATCH: Senate meets as Republicans try to secure DHS funding through budget reconciliation

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The 52-46 vote was the first step in a budget process that Republicans hope…

Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security

By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press

The DHS funding lapse had seemed likely to stretch into next week as the House is contemplating passing a Senate plan it had previously rejected to fund the bulk of the agency, but not its immigration enforcement operations.

Republican leaders in Congress say they'll pursue a path to ending the partial shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The plan represents a return to what Republican senators had in mind when, early Friday, they passed a bipartisan funding agreement through unanimous consent.