Federal Lawmakers' Standoff over Spending Raises Shutdown Fears

Will the US face another government shutdown this fall? What to know as Senate tussle over funding bill intensifies

Lawmakers in Washington are warning that another US government shutdown could happen this fall. 

Federal lawmakers' standoff over spending raises shutdown fears

Federal lawmakers are clashing over spending, leading Senate leaders to fear another government shutdown.

Bipartisan funding bills stall as Senate Republicans press forward without Democrats

Senate Republicans are preparing to push ahead on next year’s government funding bills without Democratic buy-in, with the stalemate threatening to fracture the historically bipartisan spending negotiations right from the jump. An Appropriations Committee meeting to move the first four of 12 bills forward had been canceled twice earlier this month as Republicans and Democrats [...]