Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown that the Trump White House has threatened will pave the way for new rounds of fast-tracked mass layoffs.

Lawmakers must pass a funding bill by the end of September, or the government will shut down. Republicans and Democrats are at an impasse.

During a shutdown, recreational facilities funded by the federal government would be forced to close, leaving travelers and tourists unable to visit national park facilities or the Smithsonian museums in Washington. The National Park Service estimated that a 2013 government shutdown led to a $500 million loss in visitor spending nationwide.

The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington. Another one of those moments has arrived as the beginning of the fiscal year approaches Wednesday.

Trump could use a shutdown to dismantle government functions, wrote Max Stier, chief executive of the Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit focused on improving the federal government.

S.D., accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of hypocrisy for opposing government funding after supporting it earlier this year.

We discuss former FBI Director James Comey's indictment and the political fallout from a possible government shutdown starting next week.