The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.

Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the federal shutdown.

Washington is bracing for what could be a prolonged federal shutdown after lawmakers deadlocked and missed the deadline for funding the government. Republicans supported a short-term measure to fund the government generally at current levels through Nov.

Federal agencies have started rolling out contingency plans, scaling back services and furloughing thousands of workers.

Here are the key impacts of the shutdown, based on agencies’ most recent contingency plans approved by the White House.

The federal government shutdown — and the escalating battle over which party bears the most blame — has injected a major new question mark into the governor’s race in Virginia, home to hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

It's time to fight. Whether far-left activists, Washington moderates or rural conservatives, Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican

The U.S. Department of Education has already seen massive cuts under the Trump administration. This shutdown will only change operations further.