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

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 ...

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The federal government shutdown 2025 has hit Day 35, since it started on Oct. 1, 2025, with no end in sight, as today's Senate vote failed again — for the 14th time. Here's an update and the odds ...

• 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 ...