Simply put: Any shutdown will be the result of an inability of the two parties to come together and pass a bill funding government services into October and beyond. The Republicans control both chambers of Congress, but in the Senate - or upper chamber - they are short of the 60 votes they need to pass a spending bill.

Much of the federal government is on the verge of shutting down​ if Congress does not reach a deal to approve new funding by Oct. 1. Here's what that means.

The U.S. government will shut down on midnight, Oct. 1 unless Congress comes together to pass a bill. Here's what Floridians should know.

Social Security is considered mandatory, and funding for those programs is generally unaffected by a shutdown. Medicare benefits also continue uninterrupted. The federal government has enough money for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of the next fiscal year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The government shut down for three days as Democrats insisted that any budget measure come with protections for young immigrants known as “Dreamers.” Trump refused to negotiate until the government reopened, and the weekend shutdown ended after McConnell, then the Senate majority leader, promised a vote on the issue.

The U.S. Labor Department said on Monday its statistics agency would suspend economic data releases, including the closely watched monthly employment report for September, in the event of a partial government shutdown.

There hasn’t been a partial U.S. government shutdown since 2019. Here’s a rundown of what one could mean for you and your money.