The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30 and then left town for a week-lo...

Republicans who control the U.S. Congress will try on Friday to pass a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, over the objections of Democrats who a...

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine joined Republicans in backing the measure, while GOP Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana sided with Democrats in opposing the bill.