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Politics
Government shutdown odds hit 79% as Capitol Hill fractures over Minnesota shooting
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 26, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the federal government as he is joined by House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Republican lawmakers and business leaders, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.
Economy
Happy New Year! There’s now less than a month until the next potential government shutdown
By Eleanor PringleJanuary 2, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Economy
No one’s happier about calls for a ‘back-seat’ Fed than Fed insiders who were targeted by the White House this year
By Eleanor PringleDecember 29, 2025
People receive free food boxes at a large-scale food distribution, in response to the federal government shutdown and SNAP/CalFresh food benefits delays, on November 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The event was hosted by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the office of L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.
Law
Getting $190 apiece to 42 million Americans has state officials in a post-shutdown SNAP scramble
By Geoff Mulvihill, David A. Lieb and The Associated PressNovember 14, 2025
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations and former State Department director of policy planning, testifies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee January 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Haas testified before the committee on the topic of “From Sanctions to the Soleimani Strike to Escalation: Evaluating the Administration's Iran Policy."
Economy
Legendary DC diplomat feels ‘like Paul Revere’ about the $38 trillion national debt: ‘The crisis is coming!’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 13, 2025
US President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025.
Economy
Record U.S. government shutdown is over—but Wall Street only has 10 weeks to relax before the next one could begin
By Eleanor PringleNovember 13, 2025
The S&P 500 rose 0.2% early Wednesday and neared the all-time high it set a couple weeks ago.
Investing
Investors are still whistling past the graveyard amid Nvidia selloffs and a dragging government shutdown
By The Associated PressNovember 12, 2025
US Senator Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, speaks with reporters as he arrives for Senate votes to reopen the government on day 41 of the government shutdown at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2025.
Politics
Swing-state Democrats turn on 8 centrists not facing reelection over hijacked shutdown
By Bill Barrow, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
Airplanes at airport
Politics
Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn’t amid flight chaos
By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated PressNovember 10, 2025
People in need wait in line to receive groceries from Curley's House Food Bank days before the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits may expire due to the Federal government shutdown on October 30, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
Law
Trump’s unprecedented move to withhold SNAP benefits has nation’s largest food charity despairing: ‘The situation is catastrophic’
By Eva RoytburgNovember 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump
Economy
For now, data ignorance is bliss on Wall Street as investors are warned not to rely too heavily on private surveys
By Eleanor PringleNovember 3, 2025
More air traffic controllers are calling out sick and fearing for their financial future amid the government shutdown.
Law
Air traffic controllers are now working without pay. Some are grappling with how to pay for the medicine needed to keep their children alive
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressOctober 28, 2025
The Trump administration won’t tap $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing, so no SNAP payments will go out next weekend
Politics
The Trump administration won’t tap $5 billion in contingency funds to keep food aid flowing, so no SNAP payments will go out next weekend
By Adriana Gomez Licon and The Associated PressOctober 26, 2025
Photo: A trader works at his desk on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on October 7, 2025. Wall Street stocks edged higher early Tuesday, extending an upbeat stretch as markets continue to look past a US government shutdown that has curtailed economic data releases. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Investing
Global selloff underway as traders sour on U.S. government shutdown and doubts about the Fed grow
By Jim EdwardsOctober 10, 2025
Donald Trump speaks in front of a green "Farmers for Trump" background.
North America
Trump’s former USDA chief economist warns the shutdown makes the president’s $15 billion farmer bailout a fantasy: ‘You can’t just flip a switch’
By Eva Roytburg and Sasha RogelbergOctober 8, 2025
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