The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

As the U.S. government shutdown suspends Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data releases, including the critical September jobs report scheduled for Friday, the Chicago Fed has stepped in with a final real-time forecast, predicting a steady unemployment rate of 4.34% for September 2025, based on 11 job market indicators.

A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note, with US rate-cut hopes out-muscling concerns about a government shutdown.

The economic consequences of the current federal government shutdown hinge critically on how long it lasts. If it is resolved quickly, the costs will be small, but if it drags on, it could send the U.S. economy into a tailspin.

A federal government shutdown threatens universities nationwide, delaying research grants, student aid, and international student services. Learn how campuses are preparing.

The Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average all notched new record closes Thursday as tech stocks gained.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the government shutdown could slash economic growth, unsettle markets, and disrupt millions of workers as political gridlock deepens in Washington.

Democrats should use the shutdown to curb the Trump administration's worst authoritarian abuses, not to try to goad Republicans into eliminating an important check on executive excess.

US national parks remain 'mostly open' with reduced services during the government shutdown, but skeleton staffing has raised safety and environmental concerns while threatening local economies reliant on tourism.

‘Problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top,’ Trump raged during previous shutdown