The federal government partially shut down Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a funding agreement, marking the first shutdown since 2018

Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some employees have received furlough notices.

Financial markets are expected to remain relatively unfazed by the government shutdown, with the S&P 500 historically posting positive returns during past shutdowns.

The U.S. government is under its first federal government shutdown in almost seven years as Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government.

With around 38,000 employees, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base plays a crucial role in the local economy. The shutdown has led to furloughs at the base, impacting the flow of workers and the operations of businesses that depend on government contracts.

The government shutdown is already impacting the health care industry and will get worse within a month, says Nancy Nielsen, a former president of the American Medical Association

A federal government shutdown has begun, leading to the furlough of over half a million employees, an immediate halt to small business loans, and threats of mass, permanent program cuts and firings by the Trump administration.

Angie Hill felt relieved when she arrived with her family for a long-planned visit to the Statue of Liberty on Thursday morning and discovered the site was indeed open despite the U.S. government shutdown a day earlier.