The Latest Breaking News from Government Shutdown

A government shutdown on Saturday would close the Small Business Administration, leaving small businesses that depend on it in limbo.

With gridlock persisting in Washington on passing a spending bill for the fiscal year starting October 1st, a US government shutdown looms. The economic impact of a stoppage could be far-reaching depending on its duration. Several million federal workers would go without pay, subsidies for public housing could be at…

The interior department’s contingency plan emphasizes the need to protect park resources and ensure visitor health and safety

The looming government shutdown threatens to claw its way into a crowd-pleasing Alaska tradition: Fat Bear Week

Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted

The rule allows for the House to debate passing a stop-gap spending bill to avert a government shutdown

Al Jazeera breaks down the wide-reaching effects of a federal government shutdown as October 1 funding deadline looms.

House Republicans are starting to come around to the idea of a very short-term stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown.

A network of almost 1,400 federally-funded health clinics form an essential safety net for patients who have nowhere else to go. But even a temporary government shutdown could force cutbacks in care.

And nearly all business leaders are concerned about a shutdown's economic fallout, a new survey finds.

A government shutdown is looming but not every federal office will close completely. Some critical services will continue as employees work without pay.