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 (Reuters) -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 ...

Here’s how the partial shutdown could affect investments, paychecks, economic releases, benefit programs, tourist sites run by the federal government and more.

The United States government is heading for a shutdown at 12:01 p.m. on Wednesday, with efforts to pass a bill to keep the government funded failing to reach an agreement between the Democrats and ...

One thing that hasn't changed though is the possibility of government shutdowns. This time, Democratic and Republican lawmakers did not approve a stopgap federal funding bill to keep the government ...