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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., praises President Donald Trump’s peacemaking efforts leading to a ceasefire pausing two years of war in the Gaza Strip, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

October 13, 2025 at 5:05 p.m.

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicted Monday the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history, saying he “won’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks at a press conference on 8th day of the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Speaker Mike Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

October 10, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.

Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is joined by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, as they speak with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session as the government shutdown heads toward a second week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Federal government shutdown grinds into week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

October 8, 2025 at 6:50 p.m.

Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen the government....

The Capitol is illuminated at dawn in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

October 7, 2025 at 6:28 p.m.

Democrats are seeking negotiations on expiring health care subsidies while Republicans say they won’t discuss it, or any other policy, until the government reopens.

Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

October 7, 2025 at 1:33 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration warned on Tuesday of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a government shutdown, reversing what has been long-standing policy for some 750,000 furloughed employees,...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump says US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

October 2, 2025 at 5:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an “armed conflict."

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

October 2, 2025 at 8:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts...

People take photos with a sign announcing that the Library of Congress is closed, on the first day of a partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight

October 1, 2025 at 3:21 p.m.

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and...

The U.S. Capitol is photographed after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

September 30, 2025 at 11:16 p.m.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost...

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with President Donald Trump as government shutdown looms

September 20, 2025 at 2:24 p.m.

As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call “your decision” to...

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