The brief partial shutdown takes place only days before the Christmas holiday while senators scramble to pass bill By Julia Johnson Fox News Published December 21, 2024 12:01am EST ...

The Solicitor General's brief states the government's position in no uncertain terms. The Second Amendment, it says, "protects an individual right to possess firearms unrelated to militia operations." ...

Brief Government Shutdown Possible as Congress Tries to Hammer Out Stimulus Deal. Published Dec 17, 2020 at 7:04 PM EST Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 12:43 PM EST. By .

The Senate passed a controversial six-bill government funding package on Saturday after a brief partial government shutdown. Senators voted in favor of passing the $1.2 trillion spending package ...

Here's a primer on the federal government shutdown, and a brief history of its precedent in American politics. ... The last government shutdown lasted from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019.