After decades of red ink, a fresh push for a balanced budget amendment emerges

A constitutional amendment can curb elected officials from giving in to temptations to provide people with more government ...

Our government is broken — we have a plan to fix it

Congress must pass the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, the Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act, the REINS Act, the ...

How many days has the government been shut down? How would the shutdown end?

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history happened in Trump's first term in office. In December 2018, the federal government shut down due to a lack of appropriations. The 35-day standoff began ...

Huizenga: Congress shouldn't be paid if budget bills don't pass

The west Michigan Republican is introducing a bipartisan bill to tie return to appropriations order with congressional pay.
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A history of US government shutdowns: Every closure and how long it lasted

The last shutdown was also the longest in US history, lasting 35 days from December 22, 2018, to January 25, 2019, when Trump ...

Everything you need to know about the last government shutdown

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S.

Government Shutdown Day 16: Funding Bill Fails 10th Vote

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a ...

Government shutdown latest; judge blocks mass layoffs; Senate rejects spending deal

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's mass layoffs as the government shutdown drags on, pausing the ...