The Senate returns today, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, with lawmakers needing to pass a Senate vote today or Friday, Jan. 30, to avert another potential government shutdown Saturday, Jan. 31, but the dead...

Funding for many federal agencies expired at 12 a.m. on Saturday after Congress failed to pass half a dozen spending bills before the deadline, prompting a partial government shutdown.

Trump said in a social media post that “Republicans and Democrats have come together to get the vast majority of the government funded until September,” while extending current funding for Homeland Se...