A shutdown of the government is a forced halt of most federal ... climb from a deep dip of 565,000 employees in January 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A bipartisan deal to avert a government shutdown over the holidays collapsed ... the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said in 2021 guidance issued to agencies. “Excepted” work includes ...

and the government entered a shutdown. Even after leaving the White House in January 2021, Trump has continued to meddle with funding bills. Just this past fall, he again called for Republicans to ...

The general lack of economic reporting from the government during a shutdown can add to uncertainty for markets too. Overall, ...

On Dec. 18, President-elect Donald Trump abruptly condemned a bipartisan plan to prevent a looming partial government shutdown. He instead told House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans in Congress ...

The clock continues to tick as lawmakers in Congress race to avoid a late-December government shutdown. On Thursday, House Republicans announced a new proposal to fund the government but right ...

“‘Shutting down’ the government (which doesn’t actually shut down critical functions btw) is infinitely better than passing a horrible bill,” proclaimed the richest man in the ...

based on guidance from the Office of Personnel Management last updated in 2021 after a number of changes were signed into law following the 35-day partial government shutdown that began in late 2018.

There have been a total of ten government shutdowns in US history, ranging from just four hours to 35 days. The first was in 1980, when the Federal Trade Commission had to be shut down for a day ...

The National Park Service hosts events on the National Mall and could find itself dealing with major complications Jan. 20 if the federal government ... said a shutdown in general can get ...