Latest "shutdown" stories

GOP, Dems clash on multiyear munitions buys as shutdown looms

A niche appropriations debate on multiyear munitions buys has ballooned into one of the numerous partisan standoffs over the defense spending bill.

By Bryant Harris

2 months ago

Capitol Hill dysfunction threatens key defense initiatives

Congress' dysfunction is taking its toll on national security as a government shutdown looms and hundreds of officers can't take their posts.

By Bryant Harris and Noah Robertson

2 months ago

Federal, military credit unions offer shutdown financial assistance

Senate Democratic leaders and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., face a looming Oct. 1 deadline to avoid a government shutdown

By Molly Weisner

3 months ago

Federal agency contingency plans lay in wait for shutdown notices

Senators returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday with just a few weeks before a possible partial government shutdown.

By Molly Weisner and Leo Shane III

3 months ago

Another government shutdown looms. But why is the fully funded Pentagon concerned?

The Pentagon will remain open if the government shuts down again, but that doesn't mean it won't be impacted.

By Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta

5 years ago

As shutdown continues, lawmakers look to pay Coast Guard

Coast Guard members could miss their next paycheck unless a solution is found to the government shutdown.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago