As many as 750,000 federal employees are expected to be furloughed each day, according to estimates provided by the Congressional Budget Office, which could eventually turn into permanent firings.

It raised questions about possible Hatch Act violations, which limit partisan activities by federal employees.

President Donald Trump got a significant amount of blame during the last partial government shutdown, which took place toward the end of his first term after he forced a shutdown over border wall funding — but with Democrats embracing the shutdown fight this time,

A government shutdown begins . There's no end to a government shutdown in sight as Democratic lawmakers demand health care policy changes that President Donald Trump and Republica

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration

The White House is embracing the fight over the first government shutdown since 2019, viewing it as a political loser for Democrats and an opening to unilaterally advance its own policy interests. President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought have signaled they plan to use the shutdown to further slash the

White House Budget Director Russell Vought is planning to swiftly dismiss federal workers, a sign that Republicans will lean into hardball tactics to pressure Democrats to cave to end a government shutdown.

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep programs and services