FILE - President Ronald Reagan sits in the Oval Office after he delivered his farewell address to the nation Jan. 11, 1989, ...
On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, ...
WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of ...
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2025. There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the ...
In 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in Egypt. In 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began as militant students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants; 52 of ...
The current shutdown began just after midnight on Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a new budget, marking the fourth shutdown during a Trump presidency.
The 2025 government shutdown threatens to beat the previous record for the longest government shutdown. The last and longest ...