Washington — The U.S. government reopened Wednesday, Nov. 12, after a record-breaking 43-day-long shutdown that began Wednesday, Oct. 1, as President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to ...

The current government shutdown has become the second-longest in 50 years, prompted by Congress' failure to pass a funding bill. Here's a glance at the recent history of government shutdowns. Yes: as ...

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

The current government shutdown has become the second-longest in 50 years, prompted by Congress' failure to pass a funding bill. Here's a glance at the recent history of government shutdowns. It's ...

The government shut down for three days as Democrats insisted that any budget measure come with protections for young immigrants known as "Dreamers." Trump refused to negotiate until the government ...

The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history came to a close Wednesday night when President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending a 43-day-long impasse. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joseph J. Thorndike writes about tax history. The government shutdown is now history. In the annals of government dysfunction, it ...

Semafor got a look at the Trump administration’s plan, which is for paychecks to start going out on Saturday and have all gone out by next Wednesday: The roughly 12,400 affected employees working at ...