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Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services. The latest shutdown - ...

It's been roughly two weeks since the government shut down, but that isn't a record.

Over the past 50 years, the U.S. has seen more than 20 federal government shutdowns. Some shutdowns have only lasted a few hours, while others have lasted weeks. The October 2025 shutdown has entered ...

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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Nov 12) signed legislation ending the longest government shutdown in US history, roughly two hours after the House of Representatives voted to ...

WASHINGTON — A deal to end the longest government shutdown in US history cleared Congress on Wednesday (Nov 12), after the House of Representatives voted to restart disrupted food assistance, pay ...

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicted on Monday that the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he "won't negotiate" with Democrats until they hit pause on ...

As the stand-off continues, the economic pain is deepening. Budget manoeuvres to pay active-duty troops and partially fund food aid will likely run out before the end of November. Air traffic ...

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives took a procedural step toward ending the longest government shutdown in US history on Wednesday (Nov 12), advancing a stopgap funding package to restart ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump accused “kamikaze” Democrats of being prepared to destroy the country as the government shutdown became the longest in history on Wednesday, eclipsing the 35-day record set ...

How much economic chaos could the shutdown of the federal government trigger? We'll know soon enough if the shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, drags beyond a few more days. It's all ...