How the Government Shutdown Will Be Felt
The effects of a shutdown tend to unfold in stages. As agencies, departments and federal employees figure out how to weather the storm, Karoun Demirjian, a Times reporter, explains what to know.
Shutdowns (Institutional)
Democratic Alarm Over an Unbound Trump Fuels Shutdown Standoff
The threat of rising Obamacare premiums has been Democrats’ main focus in the public debate, but the president’s defiance of laws, norms and congressional constraints has helped hold them together in opposition.
Inside a Plan to Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Activism
What is Project Esther? Katie J.M. Baker, a national investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explores the Heritage Foundation’s plan to shut down pro-Palestinian activism, as well as actions taken by the Trump administration that appear to mirror its goals.
Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.
Judge Orders Trump Officials to Disburse Funding for Radio Free Europe
The news organization relies almost exclusively on congressional funding, which the Trump administration has held up for weeks.
Critics Call Rubio’s Overhaul Plan a Blow to U.S. Values
A proposed reorganization of the State Department would eliminate an office whose official goal is to build “more democratic, secure, stable, and just societies.”
Trump Wants to Reverse Coal’s Long Decline. It Won’t be Easy.
Coal has been displaced by cheap and plentiful natural gas and the rapid growth of wind and solar energy — forces that President Trump will struggle to do away with.
Workers at Wilson Center Put on Leave as Trump Seeks Shutdown
About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave, just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center.
Trump’s Dismantling of Minority Business Agency Could Hinder Job Growth
Supporters of the agency said its gutting could hurt minority-owned businesses that already face additional barriers to gaining capital.
Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding
An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.