The United States federal government has officially shut down. The government entered a partial shutdown at midnight after lawmakers in the Senate failed to pass a crucial short-term funding bill, marking the first government shutdown since the 2018-2019 period.

The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country, including in Missouri and Kansas.

The federal government shutdown is now nearing the one-week mark, with no end to the impasse in sight. Follow for live updates.

The last federal shutdown ran for 35 days, from Dec. 22, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019, making it the longest closure in U.S. history. At the time, the Senate had failed to pass a funding bill that included $5.7 billion requested by President Donald Trump to help construct the U.S. southern border wall.

The U.S. government could shutdown starting Oct. 1 when funding runs out. With a potential shutdown on the horizon, here's what you need to know.

Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to react to Speaker Mike Johnson’s, R-La., presser and to discuss the upcoming vote to reopen the government, with potential holdouts who may keep it shut down.

Since Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding, as of October 1, the US government has been shutdown. As such, a number of government agencies and programs came to a screeching halt. This can include museums and historic sites as well as national parks, among other venues.