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It’s October, which means most principals are already knee-deep in spirit week theme days, homecoming logistics, and juggling fall festivals alongside the daily rhythm of classrooms.…

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on his Democratic Party’s strategy to resolve the government shutdown. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It is day…

Voters in critical swing areas of Georgia are preparing to weather the consequences of a federal shutdown and question which party is responsible. SCOTT DETROW, HOST:…

Thirty-four days into the previous government shutdown, in 2019, reporters asked President Donald Trump if he had a message for the thousands of federal employees who…

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks with reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on July 17. Anna…

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference this spring at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption…

Staff furloughed from the U.S. Department of Education say their out-of-office emails blaming Democratic senators for the federal government shutdown were set up without their permission—and…

Democrats say they will not vote to end the government shutdown unless Congress extends extra Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire next year. Republican leaders…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a press conference with other members of Senate Democratic leadership following two failed votes to fund the government,…

As of 12:01 am ET, the US federal government has been shut down. Workers deemed “nonessential” are staying at home, meaning that many government functions (like…