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An estimated 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as a result of the first federal government shutdown since 2018.Many have been “on edge for months”, according to…

Before the government shutdown began Wednesday, many agencies published contingency plans — routine frameworks that are typically updated before a shutdown. These documents included details about…

At the Department of Housing and Urban Development, employees were instructed to set an out-of-office message that reads, “The federal government’s spending authority expired at 11:59…

About 95 percent of the Education Department’s employees who don’t work on federal student aid will be furloughed for the first week of the shutdown. Photo illustration…

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, The shutdown comes as Republicans failed to reach deal with Democrats concerned by steep hikes in health insurance costs.Published On 1 Oct 20251…

new video loaded: What Are the Effects of a Government Shutdown?Ben Casselman, the chief economics correspondent for The New York Times, describes the economic effects of…

Measure failed with 55 “yes” votes to 45 “no” votes.VoteTotalDemocrats Dem.Republicans Rep.Bar chart of total votes 55352 45441 Note: Sixty votes were needed to pass. Senators…

new video loaded: Republicans and Democrats Trade Blame as Shutdown LoomstranscriptBacktranscriptRepublicans and Democrats Trade Blame as Shutdown LoomsThe federal government barreled toward a shutdown on Tuesday…

If the government shuts down on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of workers will be sent home without pay, disrupting a wide range of federal programs. Despite…

During the first eight months of his second presidency, Donald Trump has tried to hollow out the federal workforce by any means possible, including paying more…