Government shutdown

A person is shown in shadow, backlight by a bright sun walking by the US Capitol.

Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends

January 24, 2019Global Politics

US President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over.

US President Donald Trump is shown seated at a desk with the US flag behind him as he delivers a televised address.

In an Oval Office speech, Trump demands a wall but does not declare emergency

January 9, 2019Global Politics

Want to know what the world is saying about our government shutdown? We asked

October 16, 2013Global Politics

U.S. troops arrive at the site of a suicide attack in Maidan Shar, the capital of Wardak province in Afghanistan, on September 8, 2013.

National security could be another victim of the shutdown

October 3, 2013Global Politics

Trying to escape the government shutdown? Don’t head to the great outdoors

October 2, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Young Somali women gather at the Somali Development Center in Boston for a healthcare seminar.

US government says ‘We’ll protect you’ to refugees, but what happens during shutdown?

October 2, 2013Conflict & Justice

Agencies that help resettle refugees are left in the dark, unsure what to make of the government shutdown.

How will the National Parks be affected by the shutdown?

October 2, 2013Global Politics

It was Yosemite National Park’s 123rd anniversary Tuesday. But barring a Google doodle, there was little to celebrate as all national parks were closed following the government shutdown.

Tourists were being dropped off by the busload at the USS Constitution, and some were surprised to hear the ship was closed.

Tourists arrive but find nobody home as US government shutdown arrives

October 1, 2013Business, Economics and Jobs

Several historic sites around Boston and greater Massachusetts barred their entrances on Tuesday, introducing many tourists to the US government shutdown, firsthand.

US government shuts down, as the world makes fun of us…

October 1, 2013Global Scan

The US government shutdown has journalists working overtime to come up with the best headlines and most interesting writing about, essentially, what isn’t happening. Examples of that, as well as an amazing video of a massive Spanish cathedral’s construction, in today’s Global Scan.

Countdown to shutdown nears zero with Republicans and Democrats refusing to get along

September 30, 2013Global Politics

It’s come down to Obamacare. For Republicans, delaying its implementation is important enough to shutdown the government if they don’t get it. For Democrats, keeping it in place is enough to shutdown the government. Both sides have until midnight, eastern, tonight to modify their tune or the government shuts down.