government shutdown

Back to Work, Still Worried

By Mahita Gajanan

CBO: Shutdown Cost U.S. $3 Billion

By Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg

Shutdown Pain for Contractors Who Don’t Get Back Pay

By Gina Martinez

Shutdown Forces Workers to Delay Medical Care

By Mahita Gajanan
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Banks Offer Help to Federal Workers Stung by Shutdown

About 16,000 workers received a 0% APR loan from the Navy Federal Credit Union

By Tara Law

Bush Delivers Pizza to Secret Service Amid Shutdown

“It’s time for leaders on both sides to put politics aside, come together, and end this shutdown"

By Gina Martinez

'We'll Have No Other Option Than Declaring Bankruptcy.' How the Shutdown Could Impact Government Workers for Months

'It just feels like such a betrayal,' says one impacted government contractor

By Mahita Gajanan

Kraft Will Pass Out Free Food to Furloughed Workers in D.C. Amid Shutdown

The company is opening a store that will operate Wednesday through Jan. 20

By Leslie Patton / Bloomberg

This Is Now the Longest Government Shutdown in U.S. History

It has passed the previous record, which took place under Bill Clinton

By Abigail Abrams

Federal Workers Miss First Paychecks Amid Shutdown

They're finding it hard to pay bills

By Mahita Gajanan

Airports Nervous About TSA Absences If Government Shutdown Continues

“If we go past Friday without a paycheck, that will be the first missed paycheck"

By Alan Levin / Bloomberg

Shutdown Now Third Longest in U.S. History

The longest shutdown took place in 1995-1996

By Abigail Abrams

Schumer Slams Trump After 'Game of Thrones' Reference

Trump shared a picture of a border wall with the words, "The wall is coming"

By Alejandro de la Garza

DHS Calls TSA 'Sick Out' Over Shutdown 'Fake News'

CNN said the mass call outs could lead to less secure air travel

By Gina Martinez

Government Will Be Shut Down Through Christmas

Negotiations to keep the government are ongoing, but no end is in sight

By Alana Abramson and Philip Elliott

How the Government Broke Down

As much as President Donald Trump has bent the office to match his skills as a reality television impresario and media savant, the early-morning Saturday partial government shutdown brought into focus this cruel reality about...

By Philip Elliott and Nash Jenkins

Trump Keeps Arguing a Shutdown Will 'Devastate' the Military. That's Not Exactly True

Shutdowns do not affect essential services

By Alana Abramson

Looming Shutdown Would Be a Disaster for Trump

During a fight over a spending bill last year, President Donald Trump tweeted that the federal government needed “a good shutdown” to force Democrats to cooperate. But as Congress steams toward a Jan. 19 deadline...

By Philip Elliott

5 Questions Congress Needs to Answer to Avoid a Government Shutdown

Washington is just days away from a government shutdown, a recurring threat that everyone dreads but no one is very good at avoiding. Democrats and Republicans in Congress are hurriedly negotiating a compromise to fund...

By Sam Frizell

There Might Be a Government Shutdown This Week. What's That?

Here's what could happen if Congress and the White House can't agree on spending

By Alana Abramson
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