That means the shutdown, in its 30th day, appears all but certain to stretch into another week, putting it on track to become ...

Attorney Andrea McNairy of Brown & Crouppen explains that the federal government shutdown, which began on October 1, has ...

As Democrats and Republicans continue to jockey over the federal government’s shutdown with no end in sight, a key question ...

In past shutdowns, estimates of lost economic activity have reached into the billions of dollars. In the context of a $30 trillion economy, that’s not a lot. But on the margins, economists say it can ...

Generally, all employees furloughed during a government shutdown are paid at the conclusion of the shutdown. In a letter last ...

Because Louisiana has a relatively small federal workforce, the federal shutdown has had less impact on the state. But the ...

Here’s what to know about how the government shutdown affects the federal workforce—who keeps working, who gets paid, and who might permanently lose their jobs.

The government shutdown has far-reaching effects for federal workers. Hundreds of thousands have been furloughed and many others are working without a paycheck. Some may be out of work permanently ...

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan met with furloughed federal workers from Wisconsin as the U.S. government shutdown drags on.

More paychecks aren’t going out, and nutrition benefits may lapse. The government shutdown is growing more painful, and the ...

The federal government’s nuclear security agency this week furloughed more than 150 New Mexico workers at field offices in Los Alamos and Albuquerque overseeing the national laboratories. Those staff ...