The federal government was unable to avert a lapse in funding. Here's a look at the 14 other shutdowns that have occurred ...

The government has shut down 21 times since 1977, and Congress is still breaking records for the longest fiscal standoffs.

The government shutdown could reach the longest-ever by Election Day. How long have the longest shutdowns lasted? Reasons? Cost? See the history.

The last shutdown was also the longest in US history, lasting 35 days from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, when Trump ...

The last time the government was shut down was in Trump's first term. The shutdown in 2018-19 lasted 35 days. The current ...

Oct. 8 (UPI) --Government shutdowns are the mark of some of the most tumultuous times on Capitol Hill in the United States, grinding government operations to a halt as lawmakers reach an impasse over ...

The government shutdown still has no clear endpoint in sight as lawmakers remain deadlocked entering the weekend. But it’s already poised to become one of the longest in the country’s history. The ...

The 2019 U.S. government shutdown, the longest in American history, stretched 35 days (December 22, 2018—January 25, 2019) and stemmed from a standoff between President Donald Trump and Congress over ...

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a funding deal.

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are ...

The United States federal government shut down at 12:01am East Coast time (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday after Congress failed to pass a new spending bill, forcing operations considered inessential to close ...