The federal government shutdown, which begins today, will have cascading effects across the nation and our economy. For one, it will pause federal programs and slow support for services that many ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sign indicating that the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Al ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Border Patrol agents at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) The Senate on Friday ...

When the government shut down for a few weeks in October 2013, then-President Barack Obama made sure to blame conservative Republicans for refusing to pass any short-term spending bill that included ...

The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government Tuesday. (J. Scott ...

American flags fly in front of the U.S. Capitol at sunrise, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to ...

Approval ratings for Congress currently sit at an abysmal 16%, and it’s no wonder why: Last year, the federal government broke its record for longest continuous shutdown at 43 days. Today, a partial ...

Increasingly, Americans are forced to watch the same avoidable drama unfold in Washington: a government shutdown, partisan brinkmanship, and last-minute deals that satisfy almost no one. Federal ...