Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive.
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President Bill Clinton, center, meets with House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., left, and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R- Kansas, on Dec. 31, 1995, at the White House in Washington to grapple with competing balanced budget plans during a government shutdown.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by, from left, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif., and others, signs a deal to reopen the government Jan. 25, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, second left, is followed by reporters Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington, as a partial government shutdown loomed.
Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health benefits. Now they have to fig…
If you’ve been in Washington long enough, you’ve most likely argued both sides of a government shutdown. Each side insists the American people…
President Donald Trump seized on the government shutdown this week as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors.Â
Most employees who keep U.S. airports and air travel running are working without pay until the government reopens.
Far more partisan than the straightforward alerts that typically grace agency websites during shutdowns, the messages are in keeping with Trum…
Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after Congress deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
President Trump and other high-ranking Republicans falsely claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free…
Democrats insist they won't back down from their plan to block any spending package that does not extend health care benefits to millions of people.
