Congressional leaders met with President Trump at the White House as Washington barrels toward a 2025 shutdown.

A federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.

Many federal offices will close if Congress and President Donald Trump don't reach a budget deal by 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The Office of Management and Budget has threatened permanent job cuts in agencies not aligned with Trump's agenda if a shutdown occurs.

More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - 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.

How will a government shutdown affect air travel, TSA, FAA or your flights? What to know ahead of possible government shutdown tonight.

A partial government shutdown could go into effect if the U.S. House and Senate are unable to reach a budget deal tonight by the October 1 deadline. What is a government shutdown? Government shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass funding for some or all federal agencies.

Every state has federal workers but numbers vary widely. See the breakdown and how many in your state may clam jobless benefits if government closes.

Funding fights in Washington and Harrisburg are creating uncertainty for Pennsylvanians from two levels of government and further eroding trust in institutions.

If a deal isn't made by midnight on Oct. 1, the Trump administration has warned of another round of potential mass layoffs.

The state of Washington is leading several other states in suing the federal government over threats to pull teen reproductive and sexual health education.