US government shutdown may last into next week

It’s Day 9 of the shutdown, and the funding lapse is looking more likely to extend into next week as the Senate considers ...

Shutdown continues as Senate fails to pass government funding bill for a sixth time

We’d like to hear from you about how you’re experiencing the government shutdown, whether you’re a federal employee who can’t ...

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting ...

Oct. 8, 2025 - Government shutdown updates

• Shutdown latest: The government has now been shut down for over a week, and Congress still appears deadlocked on a funding plan. The Senate again failed to advance competing proposals from Democrats ...

Johnson and Senate Democrats argue about government shutdown and health care

Democratic Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego, both of Arizona, spoke to reporters outside the office of Speaker Mike ...

Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging

As the government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight. “You have to negotiate,” Sen.

Senate Democrats hold the line and reject GOP plan to end shutdown a fifth time

Congress was no step closer to ending the government shutdown after the Senate rejected, for the fifth time, plans to reopen ...