AP Special Report WASHINGTON A historic shutdown is over. It leaves no winners and much frustration KEVIN FREKING Associated Press Nov 13, 2025 Nov 13, 2025 Updated May 13, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The longest government shutdown in history is at an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.kAms6>@4C2ED 5:5?VE 86E E96 962=E9 :?DFC2?46 AC@G:D:@?D E96J 56>2?565] #6AF3=:42?D[ H9@ 4@?EC@= E96 =6G6CD @7 A@H6C :? 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Government-politics What Americans think about Trump's management of the government, according to a new poll JILL COLVIN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press
Health center closure in New England reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities Officials blamed cuts in Medicaid, the federal program that millions of low-income Americans rely on for health care.
