Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: How might the shutdown affect the U.S. economy? Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much ...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday ...

Experts disagree on whether the Democrat-blaming language on the website of HUD and various other government agencies reaches the threshold of violating the 1939 Hatch Act, which restricts certain ...

Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the ...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Ryan S.: For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats ...

This question has prompted a fierce conversation, and it ultimately might be up to the courts to decide. Before the shutdown went into effect, a group of labor unions filed a lawsuit claiming that the ...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, G: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown? This question has prompted a fierce conversation, and ...

Here’s a question about the shutdown submitted by an Associated Press reader, Christian P.: How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops? National Guard troops will not be paid on time during ...