Is the federal government shutdown over? Here's what still needs to happen.

The Senate could vote as soon as Nov. 10 to approve the compromise bill to fund the government through Jan. 30. But House ...

Republicans promised health care negotiations after the shutdown, but Democrats are wary

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to ...

The shutdown is over, with no winners and much frustration. How did we get here?

The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn't get the health insurance provisions they demanded added to the spending ...

The shutdown is over: What happens now?

The U.S. House voted to reopen government and sent the resolution to President Trump to be signed. Here's what happens -- and ...

The shutdown is over. It's time to end them for good.

One day in 1980, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti tapped out a quick four-page memo to President Jimmy Carter that has ...

How Much Screen Time Is Your Child Getting at School? We Asked 350 Teachers.

Even as schools have banned phones, the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained.

You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't ...

Debate over health care costs continues even as shutdown nears end

Republicans came away from the shutdown without having to give into Democratic demands to reopen the government, but the ...

Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance program is facing delays and uncertainty.

Government shutdown on verge of surpassing record as Thune says he's "optimistic" about ending impasse this week

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week, and that the upper ...

The government shutdown has ended, but when will SNAP benefits return?

The government shutdown may be over, but uncertainty remains for the 42 million Americans relying on SNAP benefits.
The Economist

America’s government shutdown is its weirdest yet

America’s government shutdown is now the second-longest on record. On October 22nd it overtook the 21-day shutdown of 1995-96, which turned government funding into the hostage-taking mechanism it is ...