The U.S. government could shut down on Wednesday if Congress fails to approve funding for federal agencies. Here's how that could affect Social Security recipients.

The oddities of social life—and our efforts to cooperate and coordinate—may turn on our assumptions about the knowledge we share.

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.

While Social Security checks, mail and student loan bills will still be delivered, millions of workers are still set to suffer financial hardship.

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

Yale SOM’s Christopher Clayton is helping to pioneer the field of geoeconomics, which explains how countries wield economic weapons to reshape global power dynamics—and what happens when they go too ...

The federal shutdown will affect people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains what will be impacted and where.

A tool called Funding the Frontier visualizes all the downstream impacts of funding — and predicts which studies will have the biggest societal impact.

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.