Fifty years and five months ago, Wes Soule still remembers the tension at the Pentagon when his radio team received word of ...

The US Senate has voted to end the 40-day government shutdown — the longest in American history. Here’s a look back at the most significant government shutdowns in US history and their causes.

The U.S. has seen more than 20 government shutdowns in the last 50 years. The current one is now the longest. Here are the shutdowns it surpassed.

Wednesday, Nov. 5, is the 36th day of the ongoing 2025 U.S. government shutdown, making it the longest in history.

The current shutdown began just after midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a new budget, marking the fourth shutdown during a Trump presidency.

FILE - President Ronald Reagan sits in the Oval Office after he delivered his farewell address to the nation Jan. 11, 1989, ...