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People in closely-divided Dayton are worried about the effects of the shutdown and blame “dumb politicians” on both sides of ...

President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

In 2013, then-businessman and reality TV star Donald Trump shared his vision on Fox News about the role a president should play in a shutdown: "You have to be nice and be angry and be wild and cajole ...

Lawmakers left Washington for the weekend appearing no closer to a deal to fund the federal government. Follow live updates on the government shutdown.

Federal workers across the United States are feeling the impact of the government shutdown. This comes after months of ...

Other Western democracies experience polarization and political turmoil, too, yet do not experience government shutdowns like ...

The party’s lawmakers are willing to withhold the votes needed to keep the government open in an effort to extend healthcare ...

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward ...