While the sides have dug in their heels regarding the budget, missing a pay period for the military may not be seen as worth the fallout.

The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Nearly half of all respondents to a new CBS News poll say they’re concerned about the effect the shutdown will have on the economy, and half of all respondents don’t approve of the way Democrats, Republicans and President Donald Trump are handling it.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are "ready to sit down to work things out," after President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the shutdown fight.

S.D., needs eight Democrats to end the shutdown, but Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists President Trump must approve the deal first.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government shutdown could impact air traffic controllers' ability to do their jobs safely.

The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts warn the economy may be slipping toward a recession, some economists told ABC News.