The U.S. Senate adjourned Tuesday without reaching a deal on extending federal funding, meaning a federal government shutdown is expected to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

The federal government has shut down after the Senate failed to pass a funding bill, halting pay for federal employees and suspending nonessential services. In North Texas, the political divide mirrors national tensions, with two prominent lawmakers — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas — offering sharply opposing views.

President Donald Trump threatens "irreversible" mass layoffs, as Senate minority leader Schumer says "Republicans can't bully us".

It's the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.

Republicans are seeking a bill to temporarily extend federal spending at current levels without any add-ons. Democrats are pushing to extend expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans. Democrats have also said they want to reverse Medicaid cuts that President Donald Trump signed into law this summer.

During a government shutdown, federal agencies and services deemed "unessential" must stop. Here's what's open, closed.

As the government shutdown enters its second day on Thursday, there’s no end in sight, with the Trump administration potentially firing some federal workers in the next day and Republican senators looking to peel off wavering Democrats to support the GOP's government funding bill.

Visitors at Indiana Dunes National Park are on their own for the foreseeable future amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.