WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government shut down at midnight as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding ...

The federal government will remain shut down until Congress can agree on federal funding allocations. Some government services stopped operating when the government entered a partial shutdown ...

Shutdowns started having significant effects after an attorney general in the 1980s argued that it was illegal for the government to spend money without congressional appropriations. By Ali Watkins ...

Matt Schooley is a digital producer at CBS Boston. He has been a member of the WBZ news team for the last decade. The federal government shut down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday, with Democrats and ...

The federal government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress negated to reach a deal to on federal funding allocations for the government. The move, sparked by expiring ...

Washington — The fight over funding the government is likely to be a costly one. Each week of the ongoing government shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion and reduce GDP growth by 0.1 percentage ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of leadership, culture & equity in business. WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Speaker of the House Mike ...

BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, BILL, THANK YOU. WELL, THE RACE IS ON AS WE’RE JUST UNDER SIX HOURS AWAY FROM A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. AND THE BLAME GAME ON CAPITOL HILL IS REACHING ITS CLIMAX. WE HAVE TEAM ...

A sign indicating that the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Getty Images) The U.S. government remained shut down as Congress ...

As a government shutdown looms, Cincinnati's federal workers brace for possible disruptions As a government shutdown looms, Cincinnati's federal workers brace for possible disruptions As a government ...

“If that doesn’t work, maybe toss it in a bag of rice,” the “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said a day after the U.S. government shut down. By Trish Bendix Welcome to Late Night Roundup, a rundown of ...

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 ...