A government shutdown essentially indicates that money to pay federal employees and keep the lights on at federal agencies has run out. That means that non-essential government functions are reduced, meaning places like national parks, some zoos and museums and some federal buildings will be closed and workers furloughed, or temporarily laid off.

The federal government is just days away from shutting down unless Congress approves a federal funding bill before October 1.

A government shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass funding bills or a stopgap measure to keep federal agencies operating.

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With the U.S. government eight days from its 15th partial shutdown since 1981, Washington is in familiar territory with an important difference: President Donald Trump's administration has not widely shared its plans for what functions will cease and what will continue if Congress fails to act.

Lawmakers have until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget. If they don't, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that looks like.

Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday called for federal lawmakers to negotiate, to focus on providing “basic functions” for people, rather than accepting a government shutdown.

Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a government funding plan by Friday’s midnight deadline. Lawmakers last passed a stopgap funding bill in December, averting a shutdown at ...

James R. Walkinshaw, representing the 11th District of Virginia, has introduced the Limit on Sweeping Executive Reorganization Act to protect the federal workforce and ensure that any major

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The General Services Administration, which manages federal buildings, “didn’t have the people they needed to carry out basic functions," a former GSA real estate official said.