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Donald Trump speaks in front of a green "Farmers for Trump" background.
North America
Trump’s former USDA chief economist warns the shutdown makes the president’s $15 billion farmer bailout a fantasy: ‘You can’t just flip a switch’
By Eva Roytburg and Sasha RogelbergOctober 8, 2025
Air traffic control room
Success
America’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2025
Riders walk to and from the Red Line stop in the Roosevelt CTA station on Dec. 19, 2023, in Chicago.
Politics
Trump is freezing billions in funding for a Chicago train project because of ‘race-based contracting’
By Chris Megerian and The Associated PressOctober 3, 2025
Woman sad at desk doing bills
Success
White House layoff threats and the greatest resignation in American history highlight paycheck uncertainty—here’s how to prepare if it happens to you
By Jessica CoacciOctober 2, 2025
Donald Trump
Politics
Trump plans to use shutdown to fire federal workers this week
By Erik Wasson, Gregory Korte, Jamie Tarabay, Steven T. Dennis and BloombergOctober 1, 2025
Democrats embrace shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: ‘We think this is a battle worth fighting’
Politics
Democrats embrace shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: ‘We think this is a battle worth fighting’
By Steve Peoples and The Associated PressOctober 1, 2025
Photo: US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Pfizer will sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx, an initiative intended to allow Americans to pay for prescriptions at discounted rates negotiated by the government. Photographer: Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Investing
Investors dumped U.S. assets overnight in favor of gold, Bitcoin, and foreign stocks as government shutdown leaves Wall Street ‘flying blind’
By Jim EdwardsOctober 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump near a sign on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US.
Law
Pfizer strikes $70B deal with Trump to cut Medicaid drug prices, expand American manufacturing under tariff threat
By Tom Murphy, Michelle S. Price and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2025
Elon Musk spent the day bashing a spending package before Donald Trump tagged in and threatened any Republican who voted for it. The bill is dead
Politics
Elon Musk spent the day bashing a spending package before Donald Trump tagged in and threatened any Republican who voted for it. The bill is dead
By Alena BotrosDecember 19, 2024
What a government shutdown would mean for Medicare beneficiaries
Health
What a government shutdown would mean for Medicare beneficiaries
By Erin Prater, Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated PressSeptember 26, 2023
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Politics
Congress paves the way for a very blue Christmas as they push dueling economic crises to December
By Nicole GoodkindOctober 8, 2021
Congress announces path to avoid a government shutdown—until early December
Politics
Congress announces path to avoid a government shutdown—until early December
By Kevin Freking and The Associated PressSeptember 30, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Politics
What needs to happen in the next 24 hours to avoid a U.S. government shutdown
By Nicole GoodkindSeptember 29, 2021
Bull statue and flags
Finance
What investors should worry about more than a government shutdown
By Anne SradersSeptember 22, 2021
Washington Monument - Washington, DC
Politics
Federal Government Shutdown Closer to Being Averted With House Vote
By Erik Wasson and BloombergNovember 19, 2019
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