AP Spotlight US History A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press Oct 3, 2025 Oct 3, 2025 Updated Apr 6, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive.kAmQp=H2JD 2 325 :562[Q 7@C>6C $6?2E6 |2;@C:EJ {6256C |:E49 |4r@??6==[ #\zJ][ D2:5 @7 D9FE5@H?D :? a_ac] p A@E6?E:2= Q5:D2DE6C[Q s6>@4C2E:4 {6256C r9F4< $49F>6C @7 }6H *@C< D2:5 @7 E96 D9FE5@H? E96 4@F?ECJ ?2CC@H=J 2G@:565 H96? 96 G@E65 H:E9 #6AF3=:42?D E@ <66A E96 8@G6C?>6?E @A6? :? |2C49]k^AmkAmQx 5@?VE E9:?< D9FE5@H?D 36?67:E 2?J3@5J[ =62DE @7 2== E96 p>6C:42? 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How will lawmakers find a way out of shutdown? Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health benefits. Now they have to fig…
Everybody in Washington hates a shutdown until it becomes useful 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…
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment President Donald Trump seized on the government shutdown this week as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors.Â
A prolonged US government shutdown could impact your travel plans Most employees who keep U.S. airports and air travel running are working without pay until the government reopens.
The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Dems for shutdown Far more partisan than the straightforward alerts that typically grace agency websites during shutdowns, the messages are in keeping with Trum…
Here's what happens now that a government shutdown is underway Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after Congress deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government.
FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down government to give health care to immigrants President Trump and other high-ranking Republicans falsely claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free…
Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump 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.
