Here’s something you won’t hear from Congress, President Biden, President-elect Trump, or the media: There has never been a government shutdown. That’s right. It has never happened.

It should go without saying, but, in these quarrelsome times, must be said far too often, there is never a compelling reason for a government shutdown. Lawmakers should never even flirt with a ...

Congress revoked an additional $20 billion from the Internal Revenue Service last week when lawmakers averted a government shutdown, a cut that may undo many of President Joe Biden’s efforts to ...

United States military service members don’t get paid during a government shutdown and congresspeople do. Rating: Context: U.S. military personnel don't automatically get paid during a government ...

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, which does not know whether the government will be open or shut down when you read this newsletter. It will be an early Christmas surprise!

WHAT: The odds of a federal government shutdown occurring have increased substantially after a gridlocked Congress, spurred by the incoming Administration, has been unable to reach an agreement on ...

The threat of a federal government shutdown has become a common occurrence in recent years. The most recent federal government shutdown occurred in December 2018 and lasted for thirty-five days.

The claim: As Congress headed toward a potential pre-Christmas shutdown, some lawmakers warned that closing the government would not save taxpayer money. Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., criticized a ...

The dollar is also seeing support after Congress last Friday passed a stop-gap funding bill and averted a US government shutdown, which would have been negative for the US economy. The dollar ...

That came in the shape of a looming government shutdown that was averted in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday evening, just six hours before the midnight deadline when government funding ...

Stocks today are narrowly mixed but are seeing some support as US government shutdown was averted when Congress passed a stop-gap funding bill before last Friday night's deadline, which was ...