CNN attended two job fairs in the Washington, DC, area recently. Many furloughed government employees at these events gave sobering accounts of the hardships they’re facing.

In past shutdowns, estimates of lost economic activity have reached into the billions of dollars. In the context of a $30 trillion economy, that’s not a lot. But on the margins, economists say it can ...

From farm production to flood insurance and lost GDP, the Democrats' shutdown is costing Floridians, U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin ...

The experience of federal workers can serve as a reminder to review our own readiness for future financial disruption.

With the government shutdown still in effect as of Oct. 31st, 2025, a lot of furloughed workers wonder if they'll be able to ...

The Oklahoma Department of Human Services will begin furloughs starting Sunday, affecting about 2,300 employees. This plan comes as a result of the federal government shutdown, according to an agency ...

Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's ...

From workers skipping paychecks to missing economic data causing the Federal Reserve to fly partially blind in its decision making, the effects of the shutdown are being increasingly felt throughout ...

Flight operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) ground to a halt Friday, and air traffic control staffing shortages were cited as ...

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been outspoken during the shutdown and willing to disagree with Republican leaders.

In a time of such great crises, horserace journalism that is focused on who is “winning” the political battle over the shutdown is a betrayal of the public interest. Reports like those from NBC News ...

As the federal government shutdown neared the one-month mark, Republicans in Congress got a boost from an unlikely source: the head of the nation's top federal workers' union, who on Monday pleaded ...