The economic impact of a government shutdown depends on its duration, economists say. Some payments, like Social Security, would continue to be issued.

Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as ...

If funding for the federal government stops on Oct. 1, what happens to weather updates on the tropical systems swirling out there?

The Trump administration is raising the stakes as Congress faces a looming deadline to pass a government funding bill.

President Donald Trump's administration has not widely shared its plans for what functions will cease and what will continue ...

The threat of a government shutdown has become a recurring event in Washington. Another one of those moments has arrived as ...

Congress has until midnight on Sept. 30 to strike a compromise and avoid a shutdown. Neither side seems to be budging.

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.