Senate again fails to pass bills aimed at funding government as blame game continues

Oklahoma Voice: Shutdown standoff in US Senate extends as thousands of federal workers are sent home

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans remained at a stalemate Wednesday as government offices closed and hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced furloughs on the first day of a government shutdown that showed no sign of ending.

Federal Government Shuts Down Over Health Care Subsidies

The federal government is currently in a shutdown triggered by a lack of bipartisan agreement on government funding and access to health care coverage. Congressional Democrats have pledged not to vote on a budget extension and end the government shutdown unless Congress extends subsidies for Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans. Fall Open Enrollment Creating Urgency  Many Republicans in Congress argue that there is plenty of time before the end…

What happens when the government shuts down

The federal government shut down Wednesday after lawmakers left the Capitol without passing a funding bill

Iowa Republicans, Democrats clash over blame as federal government shuts down

Iowa's elected leaders and political parties are pointing fingers in Washington's latest funding crisis, as a partisan stalemate triggered the first partial federal government shutdown in nearly seven years.

Gov has shut down. What does it mean?

Federally funded programs administered by Montana state agencies will continue as normal for at least 30 days, the governor's office said Wednesday, after an impasse in the U.S. Senate led to the first government shutdown since 2018.

U.S. Senate fails to approve spending bill as government shutdown begins

U.S. Senate fails to approve spending bill as government shutdown begins