Add a Shutdown Button to the Desktop Creating a "Shutdown" shortcut on your Windows 11 desktop doesn't require any third-party software. It's as simple as adding any other icon to the Windows 11 ...

After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown which could have had devastating effects.

Congress could be barreling toward another government shutdown at midnight on Friday if Republicans and Democrats don’t pass a bill to fund the government by then. This isn’t the first time ...

The US government has barely avoided a shutdown. But just because House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to find a last-minute solution, it does not mean our government is magically working well ...

The collaborative DIY web site Instructables has a neat trick for adding a shutdown shortcut to your Windows desktop complete with the shutdown icon (or anywhere else, for that matter).

A shutdown, if it lasts long enough, could even halt paychecks to the troops. Even though active-duty military would be required to work, they would not get paid until the government reopens.

The decision to shutter open.gov is a sign that the Trump administration will be even less transparent than the Obama administration, which is bad for everyone—except the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans threatening to trigger a government shutdown to force improvements in border security say the situation along the southern border can’t get any worse.

It looks like the House of Representatives may pass a short-term extension of the debt ceiling but not address the ongoing government shutdown. This might mean a perverse outcome — a government ...

If the multiple clicks it takes to get to the Shutdown button on your Windows 8 desktop is a few too many, there is a way to add a button that lets you shutdown your device in one click. You can ...

If you're looking for a quicker method, here's how to add a dedicated shutdown shortcut to your Windows 11 desktop or taskbar ...