Despite delays at some airports caused by staff shortages, government officials and aviation experts say flying is safe.

As the government shutdown continues and the impacts become more widespread, the Senate will not vote again on the clean funding bill until Tuesday night.

The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) warned on Tuesday that it was preparing to "ride out" the federal government shutdown, which has now extended for two whole weeks.

Citing the shutdown, the Social Security Administration postponed its announcement of the annual payment bump beneficiaries will receive in 2026.

How much longer is the government shutdown expected to last? See Polymarket odds on next Senate vote today, will funding bill pass to reopen?

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Naomi Pyle isn't sure if her husband's next paycheck from the U.S. Navy will arrive on Wednesday.The couple, who are raising two children in San Diego, California, were already struggling to make ends meet before the government shut down on October 1,

Senate Republicans unwilling to cave to Senate Democrats' demands, and argue that the best way forward to dealing with expiring Obamacare subsidies is to reopen the government.