Why government shutdowns seem to only happen in the US

The first US shutdown occurred shortly after in 1981, when President Ronald Reagan vetoed a funding bill, and lasted for a ...

Senate to meet Monday, but won't vote on reopening government

The Senate is to meet at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, but there's no plan to vote on a government funding bill on the 27th day of the ...

US agency that runs nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile to furlough 80% of staff due to government shutdown

Roughly 1,400 workers at the National Nuclear Security Administration — a branch of the Department of Energy — will be sent ...
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The last government shutdown was the longest in nearly 50 years. Here are all the recent shutdowns in one chart

The last shutdown started on December 22, 2018, and went until January 25, 2019 — 35 days, making it the longest government ...

A visual guide to what’s impacted by the government shutdown

Because many federal workers are off the job during a government shutdown, many services are stopped or slowed, disturbing the day-to-day life for many Americans.

US government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate votes against spending plans

Senators voted for a fourth time to reject spending bills to reopen the US government, meaning the shutdown will extend into ...