Right now, with both sides dug in and talking smack, there’s no end in sight. Here are the latest developments.

Social Security is among the federal government payments that are swapping out paper checks for electronic payments this week ...

Republicans and Democrats blame each other for the funding gap, and there is little sign either side is willing to compromise ...

Generally, in a shutdown, essential workers continue as normal - some of them without pay for the time being - but government employees deemed non-essential are temporarily put on unpaid leave. In the ...