What is a government shutdown? What stays open and closed? Everything you need to know

A government shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass funding bills or a stopgap measure to keep federal agencies ...

Is the government about to shut down? Republicans and Democrats far apart in talks.

"By refusing to work with Democrats, Republicans are steering our country straight toward a shutdown," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a joint ...
NextgovOpinion

What government can learn from the private sector — without becoming it

The federal government doesn't need to act like a startup; it needs partners who understand what success looks like.
NPR

What happens when the federal government owns part of a company?

President Trump says taking a 10% stake in Intel will be good for the company and the country. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Insitiute, who disagrees. What ...
CNN

Trump’s tariffs are bringing in tens of billions of dollars a month. What’s the government doing with all that money?

Hardly a day goes by without President Donald Trump boasting about the record tariff revenue the US government has been collecting since he ratcheted up taxes on almost every imported good. “We have a ...

The federal government is taking over D.C.'s Union Station. What does that mean?

The Department of Transportation says it will be "reclaiming management" of the transportation hub, which it has owned since ...
The New Yorker

What Is Benjamin Netanyahu Really After?

Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Haaretz, on what’s behind Netanyahu’s push to reoccupy Gaza City, and how the Israeli Prime Minister has changed since the war began.