Speaking to NBC in April 2011, before he became a politician, Trump said a shutdown would be a "tremendously negative mark on the president"—despite now blaming Democrats for the new shutdown. Clips of the interview have since circulated on social media, with commentators pointing out a disparity between his old and new statements.

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday amid an impasse on Capitol Hill over competing congressional spending bills.

The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight. Democrats held firm Wednesday to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have refused to negotiate.

The U.S. government has been in shutdown since Tuesday evening, after Republicans and Democrats failed to agree on a funding deal.

Federal departments and agencies have put out guidance about which programs will stay open and which ones won't during the funding lapse.

The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government.

Congress has walked up to the edge of a shutdown numerous times in recent years, but prolonged closures are rare.

Data shows government shutdowns tend to have a modest impact on financial markets and the broader U.S. economy.