The U.S. government shut down much of its operations on Wednesday as deep partisan divisions prevented Congress and the White House from reaching a funding deal, setting off what could be a long, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday with no immediate signs of a government shutdown that has triggered the furlough of about ...

A federal government shutdown started at midnight after President Donald Trump and Congress couldn't come to an agreement on legislation to keep the government operating. About 800,000 federal ...

A federal government shutdown began after a standoff between President Trump and Congress over health care funding. National parks will remain partially open with reduced services, but over 60% of ...

Essential services like mail delivery, air traffic control, and Social Security payments will continue. Non-essential functions, such as national parks, may close or have limited services. The ...