Using a government shutdown as a political bargaining tactic was popularized in 1995 by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, ...

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn't extend or restore health benefits. Now ...

In 2018, the government shut down for three days as Democrats, led by Schumer, insisted that any budget measure come with ...

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now th ...