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The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the government by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1. House Republicans passed a short-term funding measure on Sept. 19 ...
The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN. Flight delays and ...
A group of shutdown-weary Democratic senators voted with Republicans on Sunday night to advance a legislative vehicle to reopen the federal government and end the 40-day shutdown that has left tens of ...
Senators have approved a funding package to reopen the federal government, sending the compromise deal to their colleagues in the House. Centrist Senate Democrats struck a deal over the weekend with ...
The State of Nevada has published an after-action report detailing how hackers breached its systems to deploy ransomware in August, and the actions taken to recover from the attack. The document is ...
Now in its 36th day, pain points for Americans continue to mount. The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the ...
In a speech to military leaders several days ago at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, Donald Trump struggled to keep himself together as he slurred his words and rambled on about random topics ...
The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2018, as federal funding expired at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday. While shutdowns are rare, they have occurred more often in recent decades.
The U.S. federal government shut down on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass a funding bill. Disagreements over Medicaid cuts and health care subsidies were the main points of contention ...
Parts of the federal government have effectively stopped operating after congressional leaders failed to strike a deal before the Oct. 1 shutdown deadline. Despite negotiation efforts, lawmakers could ...
The last shutdown cost the U.S. $3 billion, officials said. The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday amid a Capitol Hill impasse over competing congressional spending bills. It ...