The Bureau of Labor Statistics' September Consumer Price Index will be the first major economic report to be released since Oct. 1 .

A prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government amid a standoff over funding between Republicans and Democrats in Congress could dent economic growth in the fourth quarter, but much of the lost output would be recovered when normal operations resume.

America's 13,000 air traffic controllers will soon receive their first $0 paycheck. They hold a delicate power in Washington's government shutdown.

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

Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And President Donald Trump, supposedly the world’s greatest dealmaker, is tuned out.

As Socrates or Yogi Berra might say, “knowing nothing" rules the shutdown standoff. President Trump’s role looms as Congress stalls, fatigue grows, and blame spreads.

Armed Services YMCA food banks are seeing a 30%-75% surge in demand across the country as the government shutdown continues.

Gov. Healey says there's "no way" Massachusetts would be able to make up for lost SNAP funding from the federal government.

Additionally, Trump has ensured that federal immigration agents, U.S. Border Patrol officers, FBI special agents and active-duty military personnel continue receiving paychecks during the government shutdown, even as hundreds of thousands of civilian federal workers are furloughed or are working without pay.

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and strained budgets. Those direct effects will grow dramatically on Nov. 1, when millions of low-income Americans are set to lose access to critical food assistance.