Us gov't shutdown

DHS suspends PreCheck and Global Entry amid government shutdown

"TSA and Customs and Border Protection are prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts," Kristi Noem said.

|ByREUTERS
Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O'Hare International Airport on Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago.
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

US President Trump signs act to end partial government shutdown

"I'm thrilled to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act to immediately reopen the federal government and fund the vast majority of operations through the rest of the fiscal year," Trump said.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

US House faces tight vote on Trump-backed bill to end government shutdown

Efforts to end the US government shutdown could falter in the House as demands on immigration split Democrats and hardline Republicans.

|ByREUTERS
A view of the US Capitol building a day before a partial government shutdown is scheduled to take place, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 30, 2025.

US government starts likely brief shutdown as House fails to approve deal

The Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to 29, but the House of Representatives is out of town and not expected to take up the measure until Monday.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

U.S. gov't in fourth week of shutdown amid stalemate

National parks also remain shuttered, food and drug inspections have been curtailed and key economic data is on hold, among other impacts.

JANUARY 15, 2019ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on the eve of the U.S. mid-term elections

Democrats vote to delay passage of Israel bill until shutdown ends

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, said his caucus will not vote in favor of any bills until the crisis passes.

JANUARY 9, 2019ByMICHAEL WILNER
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, accompanied by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), speaks with reporters following the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, October 2, 2018