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Jenna Norton is currently on furlough due to the government shutdown. She serves as Program Director at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health, where her focus is on research into health disparities.

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Why some federal workers aren’t scared by the threat of shutdown layoffs

by Andrea Hsu October 7, 2025October 7, 2025

Some federal workers support the government shutdown, even as President Trump threatens to use this moment to lay off employees and cut funding to programs.

Tourists overlook the Grand Canyon at sunrise on Feb. 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona.

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National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown

by Alana Wise October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

From left: A hint, an answer, a question.

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Even a government shutdown can’t stop the quiz. Can you score 11?

by Holly J. Morris October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

This week’s quiz also features bears.

WASHINGTON, DC: Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks with reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Vought was asked a range of questions pertaining to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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As the shutdown drags on, the threat of permanent cuts is mired in politics

by Franco Ordoñez October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan.

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference this spring at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

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The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it’s retribution

by Michael Copley October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

An air traffic control tower is seen Wednesday following the government shutdown at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. The U.S. government has shut down after Congress failed to pass short-term funding. Nearly seven years ago, air traffic controllers may have helped play ending the last government shutdown.

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Air traffic controllers helped end the last government shutdown, and may again

by Joel Rose October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.

A stop sign stands in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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When will the government reopen? Here’s how long past shutdowns lasted

by Rachel Treisman October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.

The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as the government hurtled toward a shutdown.

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Government shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement

by Sam Gringlas October 1, 2025October 1, 2025

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.

A young visitor peers inside the National Museum of African American History that closed due to the partial shutdown of the U.S. government in January 2019 in Washington, D.C.

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Here’s what a shutdown means for Smithsonian museums, memorials and the zoo

by Elizabeth Blair September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

History tells us visitors will likely find shuttered doors at major cultural institutions. But they will also find plenty of alternatives.