Go Ahead, President Trump, Shut Down the Government
And then watch your poll numbers tank
Government Shutdown
It Looks Like Trump Won't Shut Down the Government Over Border Wall Money
It sounds like Trump is folding, which is probably for the best.
Trump's Border Wall Is a Bad Idea. So Is a Government Shutdown.
The best we can hope for is that Trump gives in.
George H.W. Bush Averts Government Shutdown From the Grave: Reason Roundup
Plus: France postpones planned fuel-tax hike after Yellow Vest protests.
Rand Paul's Plan to Eliminate Government Shutdowns: Automatic 1 Percent Budget Cuts
Because nothing in Washington is more terrifying than the prospect of a minuscule spending reduction
Wait: The Government Is Incompetent, So We Want it To Do *More*?
The feds can't pass a budget or do much very well, yet a record level of Americans want it more involved in our lives. That's not as crazy as it seems.
The Government Is Going to Shut Down Again (and That's Bad)
System failures are a false path to limited government.
Keep Government Closed
Government shutdowns are opportunities to reveal how unnecessary much of government is.
Reminder: The Parts of the Federal Government Authorized to Shoot You Are Still Functioning
The federal "shutdown" doesn't lead to anarchy. It won't even lead to less government spending.
Shutdown Day 2: Donald Trump Urges 'Nuclear Option.' That's Not a Good Plan.
Luckily, no actual nukes are involved. But it could be politically destructive.
Does the Congressional Gym Lack Towels Due To Shutdown?
Everything you need to know about the Trump/GOP/Schumer/Pelosi/Democratic government shutdown of 2018 in a single tweet.
The Government Shutdown Is an Artifact of a Broken Budget Process
Budgeting isn't about budgeting anymore.
The Republican Plan to Build a Wall Is Fighting the Last War
It is a reactionary and obsolete plan.
Congressional Budget Incompetence Can't Compete with Spankgate, Girthergate, Shitgazi
The president is who he is, and that's sad. But Congress has no excuse for not passing a budget and doing its job.
Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite
The GOP is declaring war on Dreamers.
Are We Headed for a Government Shutdown over DACA?
Matt Welch talks with Slate Capitol Hill reporter Jim Newell, as well as Michael Shermer and Erin Gloria Ryan, on SiriusXM Insight at 2 pm ET
Trump Is Offering the Country a Sophie's Choice on Dreamers
Lawmakers should be prepared to shutdown the government to escape it
Why Trump's Wall Is Not Going to Happen
Plenty of GOP members would rather put Barack Obama on Mount Rushmore than underwrite this addled project.
The Government Shutdown: What's the Point of Paul Ryan? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch talk France, the government shutdown, "hate speech," and the decline of Western civilization.
Obama Tells CEOs He Doesn't Believe Another Government Shutdown is Likely
Funds to run out in January
Sen. McConnell Gathering Group of Colleagues To Come Up With Budget Alternatives
Preparing for next fiscal showdown
Rep. Huelskamp, Staunch Opponent of Obamacare, Changing Tactics
Doesn't think a government shutdown in January is the best way to cut off funding for the president's signature piece of legislation
Government Shutdown Failed to Impact Manufacturing
Index up highest in more than two years
NARA: Shutdown Delayed FOIA Request Processing
Statute doesn't actually allow extensions due to government shutdown or even inclement weather
Report on NSA Surveillance Delayed Because of Government Shutdown
Recommendations will be sent to president in December
White House Takes Responsibility for Made-Up GOP Quote Against President
Sen. Durbin took the hit for it
Government Shutdown Delays Hearing About Asiana Airlines Crash
Pushed from November to December
White House Says Quote Dick Durbin Attributed to Angry Republican During Shutdown Didn't Happen
Senator claimed a GOP congressman told president he couldn't stand to look at him
How Special-Interest Legislation Created a Government Behemoth
From farm subsidies to NEA grants, the federal budget is littered with needless programs.
In Just One Month, Politicians Prove the Power To Govern Is the Power To Destroy
Taxation is only one hammer available to politicians when they set out to smash the world around them
Poll: Government Shutdown Has Done Major Damage To the GOP's Image
Two in three Republicans or Republican-leaning independents view the recent fiscal stalemate negatively
Greenspan: Another Fiscal Stalemate is "Perfectly Conceivable"
Says he is sympathetic to the views of the Tea Party, but thinks their approach was "undemocratic"
51 Percent Say Government Shutdown Personally Affected Them
But only 11 percent say it had a major impact
GOP Leaders Blame Cruz For Shutdown
Cruz says he is still committed to "stop the train wreck that is Obamacare"
