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

Federal departments and agencies have put out guidance about which programs will stay open and which ones won't during the funding lapse.

The federal government partially shut down Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass a funding agreement, marking the first shutdown since 2018

President Trump and congressional Democrats couldn't reach a deal ahead of a midnight deadline, prompting a partial shutdown of the U.S. government.

Financial markets are expected to remain relatively unfazed by the government shutdown, with the S&P 500 historically posting positive returns during past shutdowns.

The government shutdown has begun. And it’s plunging the U.S. into a fresh cycle of uncertainty as roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed and many offices will be shuttered.

The government shutdown is already impacting the health care industry and will get worse within a month, says Nancy Nielsen, a former president of the American Medical Association

With around 38,000 employees, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base plays a crucial role in the local economy. The shutdown has led to furloughs at the base, impacting the flow of workers and the operations of businesses that depend on government contracts.

A federal government shutdown has begun, leading to the furlough of over half a million employees, an immediate halt to small business loans, and threats of mass, permanent program cuts and firings by the Trump administration.