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?

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

Congressional leaders are scrambling to find a solution to averting a looming government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump killed a bipartisan stopgap measure Wednesday by ordering ...

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

With a shutdown looming by the end of the week, Republicans face pressure from Trump and his ally Elon Musk to drop the funding bill they negotiated with Democrats. Elon Musk, a close ally of ...

Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster ...

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 ...