President Trump and congressional Democrats couldn't reach a deal ahead of a midnight deadline, prompting a partial shutdown ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President ...

The government shutdown began Wednesday as Congress failed to pass a funding package, while President Donald Trump sees opportunity to cut federal programs and employees.

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The 2019 U.S. government shutdown, the longest in American history, stretched 35 days (December 22, 2018—January 25, 2019) and stemmed from a standoff between President Donald Trump and Congress over ...

These days, time often feels like a flat circle, where the past, present and future are collapsing into a disorienting blur ...

The chances of a government shutdown rose after both parties' congressional leaders, meeting with President Donald Trump, didn't agree on a stopgap funding.