Since 1980, there have been 10 government shutdowns that led to furloughs, which have lasted on average about nine days. While most haven't lasted longer than a week (some ended after a few hours), the most recent shutdown that began in December 2018 lasted 35 days.

Congress left town Wednesday without a solution to break its bitter impasse over government funding, with the shutdown now set to last until at least Friday when members return for more votes.

A White House memo argues that repealing healthcare provisions from the Working Families Tax Cut Act would fund healthcare for illegal immigrants and non-citizens.

President Donald Trump is quietly benefiting from the federal government shutting down. The shutdown, which began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, arrived just in time to delay the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report,

The White House moved to squeeze Senate Democrats by ordering federal agencies to begin shutdown procedures after lawmakers blocked the GOP funding bill.

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday showing little willingness to compromise in their showdown over a government shutdown.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune and Vice-President JD Vance answered attacks made by Democrats following a White House meeting to avoid a government shutdown.