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The United States is reeling under its longest government shutdown, now in its fifth week, leaving 1.4 million federal ...

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Lands Commissioner Dave Upthegrove is ready to fight the state to restore budget cuts coming to ...

The shutdown is stifling our ability to grow,” said Grant Richardson, who founded a wine import company, Pangea Selections, in 2019.

At the core of the government shutdown is a debate about the extension of health insurance subsidies under the Affordable ...

Our correspondents and reporters explain the latest on the shutdown, as federal workers miss paycheques and some government ...