US Government Shutdown

US Government Shutdown

People look the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal

After hours of delay, the Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29

US President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to end the US government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history

US President Donald Trump. File Photo

Trump claims 'very big victory' as shutdown vote nears

People look the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sends to House

Flight timings and cancellations are displayed on the departures board, a month into the ongoing US government shutdown, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Trump threatens air traffic controllers who fail to return to work as flight cancellations jump

Signage warning of closures due to the US government shutdown in front of the National Gallery of Art, more than a month into the continuing US government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, on 7 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

US Senate on verge of advancing bill to end federal shutdown

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks during a joint press conference at the MED9 Leaders' Summit in Portoroz, Slovenia, October 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

Italy urges US to unlock pay for military base workers amid shutdown

Travelers wait to check in at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, April 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

Major US air traffic staffing shortages snarl thousands of flights

Travellers make their way through a TSA security checkpoint, as airlines cancelled flights at 40 major airports after the government imposed an unprecedented cut to air travel, citing air traffic control safety concerns because of a record-setting government shutdown, at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, US, 7 November 2025. Photo: Reuters

US warns it could force 20% flight cuts if shutdown continues

A commercial aircraft flies past the Washington Monument during a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, October 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

US orders 10% flights cut at major US airports due to shutdown

People look the US Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

US government shutdown becomes longest in history

Visitors to the US Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening

The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport is seen in Newark, New Jersey, US, May 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo

US flight delays near 7,000 as government shutdown hits Day 27