Billions of dollars have likely been wiped off the US gross domestic product.
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Millions of Americans rely on this network of federally funded health clinics for their primary care.
Get to airports early and go easy on the luggage. Also, expect delays.
The extended government shut-down has seen Trump’s already-weak ratings tumble further.
As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
As soon as the 2018-2019 shutdown began, coal-fired power plants started emitting more particulate matter pollution. And when the inspections resumed, the levels dropped back to normal.
Air traffic controllers are considered essential workers and required to work without pay during the shutdown, but there are reports some are calling in sick in greater numbers than usual.
The President’s polling results haven’t changed much since the government came to a standstill. Here’s why the shutdown came about and how it’s progressing.
Uncertainty, a stumbling labor market and major structural problems are all weighing down the economy. And Fed rate cuts may not help much.
With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
Congress has until March 14 to pass a spending bill that will keep the lights on in Washington.
A deal that avoided a shutdown also slashed spending for the National Science Foundation, putting it billions below a congressional target intended to supercharge American science research.
As Democrat and Republican leaders negotiate a potential spending deal to fund the government, the partial shutdown of 2013 offers some clues about the economic impact should they fail.
Congress is again on the brink of a government shutdown less than four months after the last close call.
With the US government seemingly heading toward a potentially painful federal shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can lead to low worker morale and employee retention problems.
Shutting down the government won’t help reduce the deficit. Here’s what would.
Congress passed and the president signed the deal just days before the US was expected to default on its debt.
Congress is working on a spending bill to avert another government shutdown. Scholars explain what’s in store if they fail.
States led by Republican governors generally had higher COVID-19 case and death rates in 2020.
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