Will Social Security checks go out? Are national parks open? Here's what to know when the federal government partially shuts ...

There have been 21 shutdowns since 1977, with an average of eight days each. The longest government shutdown was 35 days ...

The U.S. Education Department will furlough most of its staff during the shutdown, halting civil rights investigations and new grants but continuing student aid. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT ...

The federal government shut down at midnight on Oct. 1 as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats blamed each other for failing to reach an agreement over funding the government.

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

The U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement ...

The economic hit from a U.S. government shutdown isn't easy to estimate, but economists still put on their thinking caps and have a go at it. So what's their assessment?

The federal government shut down on Oct. 1 after President Trump and congressional Democrats failed to reach a funding ...

The federal government started shutting down early Wednesday after Congress failed to approve a funding bill before the ...

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs ...