The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

The federal government shutdown enters its 27th day as President Trump remains in Asia for trade talks. Funding for food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC is set to run out on November 1, ...

The federal government shutdown continues and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal employees have now missed the first full paycheck since the shutdown ...

President Trump achieved his goal of shrinking the work force. But many current and former officials say the government is ...

The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country, including in Missouri and Kansas. The federal ...

As President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House winds down, he has already transformed and upended the federal government.

A visitor peeks past the barriers at the entrance of Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, Calif., which is closed as a consequence of the government shutdown on Oct. 1, 2025. Many federal ...

The government shutdown has lasted 15 days — and counting. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to reopen it. The Senate again tried — and failed — Wednesday to advance a bill to ...

The federal government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress negated to reach a deal to on federal funding allocations for the government. The move, sparked by expiring ...

A tour group passes the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 13. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end on ...

The federal government shutdown continues as of Monday, Oct. 6, and an upcoming Senate vote on the stopgap funding bill is unlikely to pass. The Senate is voting on the bill for the fifth time and it ...

• Shutdown, day 2: The federal government remains shut down after a deadlocked Congress failed to reach a funding deal. Republicans and Democrats are at odds over enhanced Obamacare subsidies. • How ...