Shutdown

NPR -  Much of the federal government is now shut down after the Senate was unable to reach an agreement on two competing funding bills. The last government shutdown, which lasted 35 days and was the longest in U.S. history, occurred from December 2018 to January 2019. The Trump administration has used government websites and agency-wide emails to accuse Democrats of causing the shutdown. Some ethics experts say that could violate the Hatch Act, which is intended to keep politics out of government work.

NBC News -  Two unions have filed suit against the Trump administration over its plans to fire federal workers during the shutdown.

Here's what happens when the government shuts down. 

Members of Congress will still get paid during the government shutdown.

National parks will remain partially open, according to an Interior Department contingency plan.