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2018-2019 government shutdown

The effect of the 2018-2019 government shutdown on the CPI release and COLA announcement.

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Jan 31, 2026
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How did party control of the House, Senate, and Presidency align during the major multi‑day shutdowns (1995–96, 2013, 2018–19, 2025)?

since 1995 have repeatedly involved divided incentives: arose with and (House and Senate) , occurred with a Democratic president, a Republican House and a Democratic Senate stalemate , began with unif...

Jan 6, 2026

What happened to COLA and pay‑table timing during past government shutdowns or CPI release delays, and how were retirees and employees affected?

A government shutdown that furloughed Bureau of Labor Statistics staff delayed the release of the September CPI-W, which in turn postponed the Social Security Administration’s usual mid‑October COLA a...