The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting ...

The dynamic left Washington in a stalemate Thursday — the ninth day of the government shutdown — and lawmakers openly venting ...

We’d like to hear from you about how you’re experiencing the government shutdown, whether you’re a federal employee who can’t ...

President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front ...

But in the reality show that has replaced a properly functioning system of democratic governance, we are fast approaching the ...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will furlough more than 34,000 employees beginning on Wednesday due to the government ...

The IRS says it will furlough nearly half of its workforce as "most IRS operations are closed" due to the lapse in funding.

In the last 50 years the federal government has come to at least a partial shutdown 11 times. Some have lasted a day or more.

The IRS implements contingency plans during the government shutdown, suspending taxpayer services while maintaining tax ...

Government shutdowns have become more frequent as political brinkmanship defines budget negotiations, with the latest federal ...

With Republicans and Democrats dug in to their respective positions, it is not clear when Congress will restore government ...

A Pew survey conducted from Sept. 22 to 28 among 3,445 U.S. adults found that Trump's approval rating stands at 40%, up ...