The Shutdown, Explained

Eileen: Each department identifies people critical to protecting life and property, and they keep working during a government ...

The government shutdown is a slow-boil political crisis

“It’s really the Trump shutdown,” Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN’s John Berman. “Republicans ...

Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown until it becomes a useful tool

The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess.

Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits ...

Democratic operatives urge party not to retreat on shutdown

Democratic operatives are urging their leaders in Washington not to back down on a government shutdown some fear could backfire politically for their party. For starters, the operatives ...

A beginner's guide to government shutdowns

Here's a simple, straight-forward explanation of what a government shutdown means, how it happens, who is responsible and ...
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White House ‘using shutdown as excuse’ for more mass firings, Democrat says

On the second day of the government shutdown, party leaders are not budging, and President Trump is increasingly threatening Democrats and taking aim at Democratic-led states. To discuss the ...