Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barring a late breakthrough to avert a shutdown, government functions deemed non-essential, like national parks, will close or cut ...

This time, there was no last-minute save: The federal government officially shut down at midnight. The key deadline to fund the government and keep agencies running was Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.

The House on Wednesday passed a bill to reopen the government, sending it to President Trump’s desk and setting up the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That vote came after eight members ...