The Senate is scheduled to reconvene Friday and take up two stopgap-funding bills -- one sponsored by each party -- that could end the government shutdown that began Wednesday. Friday’s session is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET, with voting expected in the afternoon.

Many essential workers don’t get paid at the time of the shutdown, but by law, they receive back pay when the shutdown is over. Technically, nonessential government workers are furloughed, which means they can’t work for the government and their pay is suspended during the shutdown, but also subject to back-pay guarantees.

A petition calling for lawmakers to not receive their salaries during the government shutdown has accrued over 94,000 signatures.

As several members of Congress noted this week, visa operations -- like passports -- are "fee-funded" and are not typically impacted by government shutdowns.

As the US government shutdown takes effect, here's what visitors need to know, from airport queues to national parks and museums.

The network's data chief said the polling falls in line with past shutdowns and doesn't strike him as "surprising."

Salem is preparing for more than a million visitors this month for their annual Haunted Happenings, even as the federal government shutdown creates some unexpected obstacles.

Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a budget agreement leading to a government shutdown. President Trump suggests using dangerous cities as ‘training grounds’ for military in speech to top military officials.