President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers had been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1. After the White House and Congress finally resolved the record-breaking ...

The 2025 government shutdown is hours away from breaking a record to be the longest-ever in history. The prior record was held by the 2018-2019 government shutdown during President Donald Trump's ...

With bipartisan congressional talks to end the U.S. government shutdown bogging down on Friday, the hit to the national economy is growing, experts said. "Even if there is a reopening of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people stand to lose ...

• All eyes on the House: The House Rules Committee has voted on party lines to advance the Senate-passed package to reopen the government. GOP leaders are hopeful the legislation could pass on ...

The federal government shutdown entered its 36th day Tuesday evening, becoming the longest in U.S. history. The shutdown has now extended beyond the 35-day shutdown in late 2018 and early 2019, which ...

A tour group passes the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on ...

• Senate moves forward: The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. The vote came after a critical group of eight Senate Democratic centrists reached a deal with Senate ...