During a shutdown, as happened last fall, lawmakers have to continue to work on a funding package they can agree on, bringing ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jessica Sweet spent the federal government shutdown cutting back. To make ends meet, the Social Security claims specialist drank only one coffee a day, skipped meals, cut down on ...

If you’re confused about the federal government’s current struggles to get funding and avoid a shutdown, you’re not alone. Much of the confusion stems from a couple of different dates: Dec. 3, when ...

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end Wednesday evening after 43 days, when President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that would extend federal funding at current ...

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area to show up on time Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump signed into law a funding bill to end ...

Some furloughed federal employees were told to "report for duty" on Thursday. After 43 days, the longest federal government shutdown in history is history after President Donald Trump late Wednesday ...

The longest federal government shutdown in American history came to an end earlier this week—but education will be feeling its effects for months and years to come. K-12 schools, which derive most of ...

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on Wednesday night, when President Trump signed a funding bill just hours after the House passed the Senate-approved measure on a ...