The United States is facing yet another government shutdown — this time right before Christmas. What happens and who is impacted when the government stops paying?

The Office of Management and Budget refers to those government functions that can continue to operate because they meet the emergency definition ... any government “shut down,” and essential ...

When the government shuts down, major nonessential services cease operation, meaning many federal employees may go without pay.

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...

Editor's note: Follow along here for government shutdown updates on Friday, Dec. 20. In the midst of a looming government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump has come out against Congress ...

If lawmakers can’t agree on a plan quickly, a shutdown furloughing hundreds of thousands of federal workers would restrict a range of government operations, although critical services would ...

Brandon Bell / Getty Images The government looks increasingly likely to shut down as soon as this weekend after President-elect Donald Trump quashed a government funding bill lawmakers had negotiated.

Air travel, mail delivery, government paychecks and more — here's what will continue if the government shuts down, and what ...

During Trump’s first term, the government shut down three times, including a 35-day closure spanning the end of 2018 into early 2019 that remains the longest in U.S. history. Raising the stakes ...

In the midst of a looming government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump has come out against Congress’ plan to fund the government through March. Trump’s statement comes after ...