Government Shutdown Blog Posts

The ongoing government shutdown might impact your travel plans this summer. Staffing issues at major airports are fueling interminable wait times and customer frustration. Get answers on why it’s happ...

One of the best things about a two-party system is that it requires compromise between its factions in order to move forward in any meaningful and impactful way. The worst thing is that such a need fo...

Wednesday night the US House of Representatives voted to end the 43-day government shutdown and Trump signed the bill to reopen the government.The package included three appropriation bills: the rever...

As the government shutdown enters its fifth week, the second longest shutdown in US history, the US Department of Agriculture suspended (USDA) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNA...

This is an opinion from the Center.Ever since the federal government shut down last week, the Republicans have been on the warpath. The GOP leadership on Capitol Hill has lambasted the Democrats for t...

It’s worth noting that while Trump and Musk both harshly criticized Johnson’s original deal, the final agreement looked a lot more like the demands of the tech mogul than the wishes of the incoming pr...

The national debt re-entered the political discourse last week as the nation narrowly averted a government shutdown. How big of an issue is the national debt, and why do Democrats and Republicans disa...

Lawmakers have only days to pass legislation preventing a shutdown of the federal government. In this blog, we’re tracking major updates, examples of media bias, and more.

Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2023. And in that time, it will need to enact all 12 appropriation bills to ensure that government...

Congress is juggling two massive spending bills and the need to raise the debt ceiling.