Here's a simple, straight-forward explanation of what a government shutdown means, how it happens, who is responsible and ...

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt later said Trump would use the shutdown to cut “agencies and programs that do not align with the Administration’s policies and values.” Trump has ...

Republicans say Democrats want to fund illegal immigrant healthcare. Democrats say they're lying. Here's what to know.

Older Americans who want to see by how much their Social Security checks will increase next year may have to wait until the ...

With the government shutdown that went into effect Oct. 1, the Social Security Administration is set to see certain changes.

ALTON — Even during the federal government shutdown that took effect Wednesday, the William L. Beatty Federal Building, ...

The US government ran out of money and officially shut down at midnight on.The shutdown will leave many federal employees ...

If enhanced tax credits at the center of a federal government shutdown expire at the end of the year, costs for health ...

Kaitlan Collins faces backlash over media coverage of the government shutdown and public trust in journalism declines.

Although the shutdown does not mean an instant collapse of all government functions, certain things will change until ...

CMS has announced the agency activities that will and won’t proceed during the federal government shutdown. The shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1 after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement over ...

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 ...