OPM’s latest guidance states that “Congress will determine via legislation whether furloughed employees receive pay for furlough

The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills. Lawmakers still smarting from last fall’s record 43-day shutdown worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.

Senate Democrats struck a deal with President Trump and Republicans this afternoon that could avert an imminent government shutdown and allow more time to negotiate restrictions on Trump’s immigration crackdown. The agreement could fall apart, however, if any single senator objects.

The U.S. government partially shut down Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass legislation to keep it funded.

Votes in the House on Tuesday to end a partial government shutdown pose tricky political challenges for both Republicans and Democrats. On the Republican side, a procedural vote to tee up the funding package will test President Trump’s ability to unify the GOP’s razor-thin House majority behind his play call.

President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have reached a tentative deal to avert a disruptive US government shutdown as the White House continues to negotiate with Democrats on placing new limits on immigration raids that have provoked a national outcry.