The federal government entered a shutdown, leaving federal workers without pay, and challenging services like the Smithsonian and national parks to stay open.

Roughly 600,000 federal employees have been sent home without pay during the government shutdown, and even more are working without pay.

A lot of federal government employees might be laid off after the Senate votes on a continuing resolution to keep the government open while working on a new budget.

The federal government entered a shutdown, leaving federal workers without pay, and challenging services like the Smithsonian and national parks to stay open.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be placed on unpaid leave until an agreement can be reached between Republicans and Democrats

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go home while others, including active-duty troops, will have to work without pay.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers could now be furloughed, and national parks and museums could close.

Washington's political gridlock is expected to inflict wide-ranging miseries for Americans, as anything deemed non-essential will be put on hold.

Hundreds of thousands federal employees to be furloughed while others, including FBI, CIA agents, will work without pay.

It’s important to understand what the shutdown means for everything from national park closures to passport processing times.

On the first day of the government shutdown, furloughed federal workers gathered in bars while tourists revised their plans.

Government staff describe their uncertainty during a budget impasse - though not all of them oppose the shutdown.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are either furloughed or working without pay amid the start of the government shutdown.