The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday after the Senate was unable to pass Democratic and Republican proposals on Tuesday.Both proposals fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass. The Democratic plan which would have restored $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts passed into law this summer on top of a permanent extension of the Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of the year,

Democrats and Republicans didn't reach an agreement before the 11:59 p.m. deadline to avoid a government shutdown. It's unclear how long it will last.

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government.

The first government shutdown in nearly seven years began at midnight after lawmakers failed to reach a deal on extending funding.

The federal government will shut down at midnight tonight unless Congress approves a federal spending bill. Follow live news updates.

The mood on Capitol Hill was somber as the government spiraled toward a shutdown on Tuesday night. Lawmakers appeared to be bracing for the inevitable throughout the day as President Donald Trump and Democrats failed to reach a deal.

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.

Trump threatens ‘irreversible’ layoffs if Democrats block spending after racist Schumer post - A meeting Monday between the president and Democratic leaders resulted in no breakthrough