Beat the shutdown blues by getting out into the community. The Washington Spirit is giving away 200 tickets to government workers ahead of this weekend’s soccer games—claim your voucher online. The ...

Aside from the routinely expiring debt ceiling, the practice of government shutdowns may be the most dramatic, unique and objectively silly quirks of how Washington, DC, works.

As for travel, the Department of Transportation has said, according to Reuters, that it will have to furlough a quarter of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. This will likely lead to ...

I’ve been on the Donald Trump beat full time since he declared for president in 2015. I’ve seen him scared many times — often while I was sitting just a few feet away from the carnage in a front row ...

The government shutdown is barreling forward, with few signs of a resolution over the weekend. It’s normal for these shutdowns to feel intractable, right up until the moment one side suddenly caves.

There used to be a time when Americans could count on their government agencies to serve the public, not serve political agendas. By John Boucher Sadly, that t ...

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An internet collapse would disrupt banking and grids within days, lead to famine and unrest within months, and set civilization back decades.

When it comes to emergency food storage, consistency is key. Establish a simple rotation system, such as labeling items with their purchase dates, so you can easily track when they should be replaced.

Congress on Wednesday enters the eighth day of the federal shutdown with neither party giving an inch and the path to a resolution nowhere in sight. But something will have to give if ...

There is short-term gridlock in Washington over the budget, but don't overestimate the long-term impact that it will have on your portfolio.