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U.S. President Donald Trump signs funding legislation to reopen the federal government as he is joined by House Minority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Republican lawmakers and business leaders, during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on November 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.
Economy

Happy New Year! There’s now less than a month until the next potential government shutdown

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January 2, 2026
Donald Trump on the phone in front of a Christmas tree
Startups & Venture

Trump Mobile says its first-ever smartphone is delayed, and the government shutdown is to blame

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December 31, 2025
Dianna Tompkins sits on a stair in front of her home in Demotte, Ind., Dec. 17, 2025.
Arts & Entertainment

When SNAP payments stopped, a fast-moving nonprofit program rushed in with $12 million—and kept families fed

By James Pollard and The Associated Press
December 24, 2025
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Politics

Delta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
December 4, 2025
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, appears to be the frontrunner to serve as the next Fed chair.
Economy

Longtime Trump advisor Kevin Hassett emerges as favorite for Fed chair, Bloomberg reports

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November 26, 2025
High school cafeteria worker Shirley Mease, right, stops to hug her granddaughter Teagan Porter as they shop for supplies to prepare 700 free Thanksgiving meals for community members in Missouri on Tuesday.
Personal Finance

Families struggle to catch up after the shutdown hit SNAP, with some hitting up food banks and skipping Thanksgiving

By Adam Geller and The Associated Press
November 26, 2025
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Economy

Government shutdown sends consumer confidence plunging to April ‘liberation day’ levels

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 25, 2025
retail sales
Economy

Retail sales creep up 0.2% in September from August as delayed report shows economy crawling forward

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
November 25, 2025
Travelers line up at the security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, on November 22, 2024, ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
Travel & Leisure

73 million Americans will be driving and nearly 18 million will go through TSA in the busiest Thanksgiving travel season in 15 years

By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
November 24, 2025
Duffy
Politics

Trump’s FAA punishes most of nation’s air traffic workers by only giving $10,000 bonuses to the 776 with perfect shutdown attendance

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 22, 2025
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and the Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it will give 776 air traffic controllers $10,000 bonuses for "perfect attendance."
Politics

Just 776 FAA employees will get Trump’s $10,000 bonus, but unions say thousands who worked during the shutdown were left out

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November 21, 2025
Tammy Duckworth
Politics

Trump held Americans’ Thanksgiving travel hostage to force through health care cuts, Democratic senator suggests

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 20, 2025
Jerome Powell
Economy

Government cancels October jobs report because it can’t calculate unemployment, other key numbers

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
November 19, 2025
airline
Politics

Congress is already preparing for the next shutdown, writing a bill to pay air traffic controllers when the parties inevitably clash again

By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
November 19, 2025
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Law

Normal airline service resumes Monday at 6am ET, FAA says, just in time for Thanksgiving travel

By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk and The Associated Press
November 17, 2025

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