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The Government Shutdown Could Start This Week: How Your Taxes Might Suffer

Congress has until the end of the week to pass a bill that will keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown in the heart of tax season.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

With the threat of a government shutdown looming, here's a look at what it means

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap. Shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass a budget for the following fiscal year, according to the Brookings Institution.

USA Today · 1d

The federal government could shut down this week. Here's what that means for Illinois

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay, or furloughed with no income.

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NBC News on MSN · 1d

House to vote on GOP's six-month funding bill as government shutdown deadline nears

Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans voiced confidence that they can push through a stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of this week.

CBS News on MSN · 4h

Shutdown fight moves to Senate as Democrats weigh support for funding bill

Senate Democrats are considering the path forward after the House narrowly approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.

The Washington Post on MSN · 9h

Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP

Trump needs Senate Democrats’ votes, but they are still weighing whether to use this rare point of leverage and risk taking blame for a shutdown.

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USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

What are the odds of a government shutdown? Latest updates on spending bill saga.

Lawmakers are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown set to take effect Friday.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Congressional Republicans seek to unite around bill to avert government shutdown

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress aimed to move ahead this week to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown beginning on Saturday, as Washington is rocked by President Donald Trump's rapid moves to slash federal agencies.

Yahoo · 4h

House spending bill facing Senate opposition with government shutdown deadline set for Friday

House Republicans' six-month spending bill will need Democratic support in the Senate to pass into law before Friday's government shutdown deadline. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out

So while we watch the process play out in Washington, D.C. – at the time of writing, a spending bill was heading to the U.S. Senate after being passed by the House – we have gathered a few essential ...

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House Republicans set up Tuesday vote to avert government shutdown

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives set up a Tuesday vote on legislation that would keep the government ...

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GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term

Several Republicans remain undecided and the vice president, who is President Donald Trump’s legislative liaison, is expected ...

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House Passes GOP Measure to Avert Government Shutdown

The vote sets up a showdown in the Senate over a bill Democrats criticize as giving more power to President Trump and Elon ...

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What's in the GOP’s Funding Plan to Avoid a Government Shutdown?

House Republicans passed a stopgap bill to keep government funding at current levels until September. Now the measure heads ...

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Republicans unveil another extension to try to avert government shutdown

With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, it is not clear if Republicans have the votes to pass the ...

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With help from Trump, Mike Johnson narrowly advances bill to stop a government shutdown

President Donald Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson, who is from Louisiana, pass a bill through the House to avert a ...

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What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.

By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...

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