Live updates: Congressional stalemate causes government shutdown

Get live updates from Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shut ...

Government shutdown could be the longest ever, House Speaker Johnson warns

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.
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AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, John P.: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown? When it comes to federal employees, everybody is supposed to get ...
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Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the ...
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How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says ...
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The Taliban government in Afghanistan rejects reports of a nationwide internet ban

FILE - The Taliban's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, sits during an interview in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Aug. 14, 2023. ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a ...