The longest government shutdowns in US history, ranked

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Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) step away from reporters following a Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 15, 2025
Congress has failed to agree on a funding bill to keep the government open.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump's tariffs are causing problems for American manufacturers

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Marjorie Taylor Greene

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Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says the US's 'patchwork' policies are setting back AI

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One of Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman's enormous AI chips would roughly fit inside the pictured hand gesture on stage at a tech conference in 2022.

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Kevin Hassett says 'there will be layoffs' if Trump decides shutdown talks are not progressing

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The Capitol Building is behind a fence during the 2025 government shutdown.
Thousands of federal employees could be laid off if lawmakers fail to reach an agreement to end the government shutdown, which began on October 1.

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The Senate's ultrawealthy club: Meet the 8 senators worth $50 million or more

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Sens. Jim Justice and Rick Scott
Sens. Jim Justice and Rick Scott, two of the richest members of the Senate, high-fiving at the Capitol in April.

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Yes, Congress still gets paid during a government shutdown

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Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson
Federal workers may end up missing paychecks, depending on how long the shutdown lasts. Members of Congress won't have to worry about that.

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The US government is increasingly likely to shut down next week. Here's why.

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Trump cancelled a planned Thursday meeting with Democratic leaders in Congress to try to avert a shutdown.

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Trump administration signals more mass firings of federal workers if government shuts down

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The Trump administration is signaling that a government shutdown on Wednesday could lead to more reductions in force. Democrats are calling it an intimidation tactic.

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Microsoft’s AI Copilot Invades Congress

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It's time to call it: The Big Tech backlash is formally over.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai, at the Sun Valley conference, July 2025
For years, we were told American regulators were going to rein in Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his fellow big tech bosses. That didn't happen.

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