Betting markets, however, reflect a growing belief that the standoff will last past the deadline of midnight Friday. The odds of a government shutdown jumped from 33% Wednesday morning to 51% ...

The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play hardball and oppose a House bill that would keep the government open until ...

Betting markets, however, reflect a growing belief that the standoff will last past the deadline of midnight Friday. The odds of a government shutdown jumped from 33% on Wednesday morning to 51% ...