Politics Today News How Government Shutdown Politics Lost Its Mojo—for Now

Another Shutdown in 60 Days? How Political Gridlock Puts Your Finances at Risk Again in January

The government is open, but only until January 30. Learn why another shutdown is possible and what you can do now to protect your finances from more D.C. chaos. Read More

Steve Kornacki: Republicans took a political hit in the shutdown. How long will it last?

Since government funding lapsed, the GOP has fallen in the polls and lost at the ballot box. But shutdown history shows the party can turn it around before the midterms. Read More

Another shutdown in January? Some lawmakers are already bracing for it

The longest shutdown in American history is over, but another one might be just around the bend. Democrats are fuming that the bipartisan Senate deal to reopen the government after 43 days ... Read More

Government shutdown updates: Trump signs government funding bill

President Donald Trump late Wedneday night signed a bill that will fund the government through Jan. 30 after the House passed it earlier Wednesday. Read More

Trump signs funding deal to end longest-ever government shutdown. Updates

President Trump signed the bill into law in the Oval Office after the House voted to pass the funding measure earlier in the evening. Read More

The U.S. government is opening back up but deep political divisions remain

The U.S. government is due to lumber back to life on Thursday after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million ... Read More

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says shutdown 'bubble is gonna burst' while speaking at UofL

Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito called the ongoing government shutdown a "total disservice" to everyone sitting in the Chao Auditorium in the University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library. And ... Read More