The Senate is set to vote on advancing a measure to pay federal employees. What is it, and will it end the shutdown? What to ...

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the ...

The federal government shutdown continues on Monday, Oct. 20, marking the third-longest shutdown in U.S. history, surpassed ...

The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are ...

Enforcement activity and Tax Court cases are at a standstill, and practitioners should expect backlogs and slowdowns.

How does the government shutdown affect citizens? How long will the shutdown last? These federal agencies will have workers ...

Federal workers in Oak Ridge are facing furloughs and possible layoffs as the government shutdown continues. One of the ...

The US government shut down on October 1, 2025, after the Senate gridlock over healthcare funding remained unresolved. During the shutdown, 335,000 Defense employees face furloughs, the highest of any ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has furloughed nearly half of its staff as the federal government shutdown drags into its second week. The furlough of staff comes as several tax deadlines approach ...

The GOP-backed bill would pay federal employees who are working during the government shutdown, with Republicans continuing ...

A furlough is a temporary nonduty, nonpay status. "Essential" employees do not get paid during a shutdown, but they'll receive back pay after. There are more than 30,000 federal employees in Tennessee ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Harvey furloughed about 40% of city workers this week, following Mayor Christopher Clark’s announcement Oct. 16 the city would partially shut down services as a consequence of ...