For the 21st time in the past 50 years, Congress has not been able to reach an agreement on funding for federal agencies. So what does a new shutdown actually mean for your daily life?

Federal funding will lapse this week if Congress does not act. Areas across the government will be affected.

Congress’s persistent inability to write and pass spending bills on time has made government shutdowns like the imminent one a routine threat.

A US government shutdown could result in layoffs of federal workers.

A range of government services will be halted in a shutdown. National parks, airport security lines and clinical trials could take a hit.

The shutdown could cause hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be furloughed and a slew of key programs and services to be shuttered.

The shutdown will stop work at multiple federal departments and agencies, affecting hundreds of thousands of government workers

The US government has shut down because Congress couldn’t reach a funding agreement. Here’s what to know about what happens next

For the 21st time in the past 50 years, Congress has not been able to reach an agreement on funding for federal agencies. So what does a new shutdown actually mean for your daily…

Congress has been at an impasse over funding legislation. How will the government shutdown end?

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