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The Other Government Shutdown Happening This Week. By Ed Kilgore, political columnist for Intelligencer since 2015. Mar. 13, 2025. save d. Save this article to read it later.

The legislation should be passed immediately, otherwise the federal workers will face suspension and many operations of government will shut down just before the US presidential election , which ...

KNXOVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The threat of a government shutdown is looming as lawmakers have a little over 24 hours to strike a deal. A government shutdown would mean any non-essential functions ...

During the second – lasting from Dec. 15, 1995 – Jan. 6, 1996 - the government furloughed 280,000 workers. This was the first time the government had shut down for more than a week, and caused ...

Does the military shut down during a government shutdown? About half of the Pentagon’s 800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs, but all active-duty U.S. military personnel stay on the job.

At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time Saturday, the federal government will shut down unless Congress can pass a short-term funding measure. House Speaker Mike Johnson entered the U.S. Capitol Friday morning ...

As the year nears its end, the U.S. is faced once again with a government shutdown that could affect thousands of workers and disrupt certain services. And it could happen as early this weekend ...

Does the military shut down during a government shutdown? All active-duty U.S. military personnel stay on the job, but about half of the Pentagon’s 800,000 civilian employees could face furloughs.

There have been more than 20 gaps in federal government funding since 1976, with varying levels of shutdowns that have affected agencies — and the public — in different ways. During Donald J ...

With a government shutdown set to begin at midnight on Friday, all eyes are on the U.S. Senate right now. But it’s important to understand that the federal government is being progressively shut ...

Yet another government shutdown is looming. If that feels like dé·jà vu, that's because Americans were just in the same predicament in December when federal spending was about to dry up and ...