The U.S. federal government shut down on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to pass a funding bill. Disagreements over Medicaid cuts and health care subsidies were the main points of contention ...

Washington — The federal government began shutting down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement to extend government funding. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds ...

With the U.S. government officially shut down, how long could the closure last and why is it happening? Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the ...

Democratic members of Congress scurried away from questions by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) about why they voted to shut the government down. Democratic Sens. John Fetterman ...

Several U.S. government offices and agencies temporarily shut down Oct. 1 after the U.S. Senate failed to pass an appropriations bill that would have funded the government through late November, ...

Almost immediately after the government shutdown began on Wednesday, the Trump Administration filled the airwaves to spread a narrative that Democrats caused the gridlock by demanding free healthcare ...