Millions of Americans are planning to travel in the coming days. Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for flying, driving and more — and what you can do to prepare.

The most recent government shutdown in the U.S. also came during the holiday season and turned into the longest in history. Under the first Trump administration, it lasted 35 days from December ...

During Donald J. Trump’s first term as president, roughly 800,000 of the federal government’s more than two million employees were sidelined for over a month starting in December 2018.