The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

A partial government shutdown enters its second week with both parties dug in for a protracted fight and congressional leaders unwilling to negotiate. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Peter Cohn and David Lerman assess the roadblocks to a deal that could reopen the government and how long it might take…

The Bitcoin and gold rally could gain further momentum if investors continue to diversify away from the US dollar due to factors like the government shutdown, geopolitical uncertainty, inflation, and devaluation of the greenback.

Johnson dismisses the efforts as ‘theatrics’

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.60%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are up +0.21%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

FactCheck.org digs into each party's claims about health insurance coverage — the issue that has spurred a shutdown over federal funding.

The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.

U.S. stocks settled mostly higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones index gaining more than 200 points during the session as investors shrugged off government shutdown concerns and a missing jobs report.

There is a 67% chance that the U.S. federal government shutdown will last longer than 10 days, according to bettors on Polymarket—and for stock traders that will feel like an eternity.

Editor’s Note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs were updated in the story.

The majority of independent voters - and nearly one in 10 Republican voters - blame the Trump administration for the shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown, which commenced at the start of the month, is now predicted by Polymarket to extend well into October, with a significant 70% probability of lasting until Oct.15th or even later.