The Government Shutdown is officially the longest on record, and counting. Financial Advisor Jim Simasko and Oakland University Associate Professor of Management Michael Greiner join Pulse of Politics Host Aaron Jordan to discuss the impact it's having on the economy and your finances.

Congress tied for its longest-ever shutdown in U.S. history on Tuesday, stretching into the 35th day. It matches a record set under President Donald Trump’s first term in office, as federal workers from airports to the military have been left unpaid, and federal food assistance has been brought to a halt.

The partisan messages, however, are egregious abuses of government resources, and whether put there by decree of the U.S. president or an overzealous webmaster, they should be swiftly taken down. They serve no one, least of all the public, and do nothing to improve President Trump’s standing with either his opponents or his supporters.

When Hakeem Jeffries handed Mike Johnson the speaker’s gavel on the House floor in October 2023, the pair hugged, marking the promise of a new era of bipartisanship.

Voices in both parties say Democrats and Republicans alike are looking for a deal that would allow them to save face while ending a shutdown that’s causing increasing pain to Americans across the

They hope to pair votes on the short-term measure with three longer-term bills, in hopes of luring Democrat votes.

Airlines did not wait for an announcement, notifying passengers and airports of expected changes before the Trump administration made official its list of affected airports.

Washington’s stubborn budget impasse found an ignominious place in history on Wednesday when it entered its 36th day, marking the longest government shutdown since the nation’s founding. It didn’t

Nations that moved air traffic control out of politics have better tech, no shutdown chaos, and stable funding. Congress keeps choosing dysfunction instead.

Several airports across the country are refusing to play a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints, saying its political messaging violates their policies or is illegal. In the video, Noem blames Democrats for the ongoing ...

New Hampshire voters across party lines agree that families with young children are struggling, and the government is failing to provide support.

Democrats who refuse to vote for a continuing resolution to reopen the government are more concerned about politics than about Americans missing