US Government Shutdown

US Government Shutdown

A hand is seen on a laptop with binary codes displayed in front of the USA flag in this illustration taken, August 19, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow

What happens in America, in other words, doesn't stay in America, and global officials say being left data-blind by the shutdown over time could complicate their own policymaking and boost the...

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/File

White House lays off thousands of US government workers, blaming shutdown

People walk past the U.S. Capitol building as the deadline to avoid partial government shutdown looms in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/ FILE PHOTO

Explainer: What's Trump's strategy behind the US shutdown?

The US Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 27, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

US government shutdown to drag into next week

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Carter, Civiletti, and the birth of the shutdown: America’s political gridlock explained

US President Donald Trump speaks about his memorandum on the implementation of the death penalty in Washington DC, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 25 September, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US federal government shuts down amid funding standstill

People look the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Explainer: What a US government shutdown means and why they happen

A visitor walks past the White House and a new flag pole installed on the North Lawn in Washington, DC, US, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo

Explainer: What would stay open, what would close if the US Government shuts down

US President Donald Trump sits the Oval Office to sign an executive order on AI and pediatric cancer research, at the White House, Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh cuts

The US Capitol building is pictured at sunset on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 27, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

'Backdoor' funding cuts possible by Trump administration, as Congress faces government shutdown

US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer attends a press conference with Senate Democrats on the judiciary committee in Washington, US, December 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US Senate passes government funding bill, averts shutdown

US House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) heads in for a vote to keep the federal government operating beyond a midnight deadline and avert a partial shutdown that could disrupt the Christmas holiday, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US House approves bill to avert midnight shutdown, sends to Senate

President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, October 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo

US Congress has two days to avert shutdown after Trump rejects spending bill