The U.S. Senate adjourned Tuesday without reaching a deal on extending federal funding, meaning the U.S. government is expected to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown were fading Friday as Republicans and Democrats dug in for a prolonged fight and President Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the f...

Trump has already frozen federal transit and green-energy funding for Democratic-leaning states and has threatened to fire more federal workers during the shutdown, which began on Wednesday due to a ...