Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as government shutdown begins
Senate Republicans tried twice Wednesday but failed to pass a bill to reopen the government. Erica Brown reports from the White House.
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Senate Republicans tried twice Wednesday but failed to pass a bill to reopen the government. Erica Brown reports from the White House.
A House-passed bill led by the GOP would have extended spending levels for seven weeks, but it failed again in the Senate Wednesday night. Democrats said they are demanding an extension of health care tax credits in order to support the bill. WBZ-TV's Anna Meiler reports.
The director of a home hospital program from UMass Memorial Medical Center said the program will end with the government shutdown.
Several Massachusetts facilities will be closed for the duration of a government shutdown.
Any measure taken up by the Senate to keep the government open would need bipartisan support or 60 votes.
Lawmakers are making a final push to avoid a government shutdown.
Congressional leaders met with President Trump to discuss the looming government shutdown.
Lawmakers are facing a deadline of midnight Tuesday, when the 2026 fiscal year begins, to reach a deal to keep the government funded.
Democratic lawmakers in Washington criticized President Trump for leaving D.C. as a government shutdown looms.
If no deal is reached, the government will shut down on Oct. 1. Erica Brown reports from Washington.
Congress will be grappling with the Epstein files, President Trump's takover of the Washington D.C. police and the possibility of a government shutdown.
The federal government is on the verge of another shutdown and, if it happens, it will have an impact in Boston and other parts of Massachusetts.
There are 4,207 bridges in the U.S. that allow ships to pass under them. Of those, only 36% are described as having functional pier protection.
The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.
The package fully funds the government through September 2024.
A deal has been reached for a continuing resolution that would fund the government through March 1 and March 8, congressional leaders said Sunday night.
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern talks about the possibility of a government shutdown.
The House voted to keep government agencies funded until at least Jan. 19 in a bipartisan vote.
At the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation in Sandwich they started stocking up last week to prepare for a potential government shutdown knowing the impact it will have.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
In Massachusetts, there are about 24,000 federal employees facing uncertainty if the government shuts down early Sunday morning.
WBZ TV's Beth Germano reports.
WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reports.
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
