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The United States federal government shutdown from midnight EST on December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019 (35 days) was the longest government shutdown in US history [1] [2] and the second [a] and final federal government shutdown involving furloughs during the first presidency of Donald Trump.
Other agencies were affected by the shutdown as follows: Transportation Security Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, [10] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [11] National Science Foundation, [12] Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States ...
With the U.S. government on the verge of a partial shutdown, a timeline of more than 20 closures since 1976. ... 2019: Under Trump. Lasted 35 days and cost the economy about $3 billion, equal to 0 ...
In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins. In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential employees in departments that protect human life or ...
The 2018-2019 shutdown cost the economy about $3 billion, equal to 0.02% of GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office. WHAT FUNCTIONS ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL?
PHOTO: In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, a sign announcing Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed due to a partial government shutdown is displayed at the Smithsonian's National Zoo ...
Day 27 of the partial government shutdown Friday, January 18 President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meet with North Korea's lead negotiator Kim Yong-chol in Washington, D.C. , to discuss denuclearization and preparations for a second meeting with Kim Jong-un .
Then another erupted under Donald Trump from 21 December 2018 to 25 January 2019 over funding his (still far from complete) wall at the southern border, a 35-day partial shutdown in which five of ...