NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is lower as the U.S. government heads into a second week of a partial shutdown with no signs of a budget agreement in sight.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Indian tribes across the U.S. are preparing to suspend some federal programs and pay for others out of pocket as a partial federal shutdown takes effect.
A group of World War II veterans on an honor flight visit to Washington D.C. on Tuesday, October 1, broke through barricades set up around the World War II memorial because of the government shutdown.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department says it has temporarily suspended all sports competitions at the service academies as a result of the partial government shutdown.
As of 12:01 Tuesday, October 1, many government agencies were forced to close their doors, and thousands of non-essential personnel were notified and told not to come to work.
As of 12:01 a.m. EST on Tuesday, the federal government closed down. Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate were unable to reach an agreement on a budget or a temporary fix, known as a continuing resolution, before the start of the new fiscal year on October 1.
UPDATE - 4:30 p.m. Monday, September 30
As of Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Montana Congressman Steve Daines was preparing to head back to the House floor to cast yet another vote that might result in a government shutdown.
With Congress unable to agree on a budget or even a short-term emergency bill, it's increasingly likely that the federal government will suffer its first shutdown in 17 years. Leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate will trade proposals on Monday, but neither side is optimistic that they will reach an agreement.