So… What happens when the government shuts down?

The last government shutdown two years ago cut off aid to Head Start preschool programs in 10 states, leaving thousands of families scrambling for daycare, says Yasmina Vinci, executive director of the National Head Start Association. Programs whose 

WASHINGTON — A noticeably relaxed House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) promised Sunday to avert a government shutdown and do do some cleaning in his final month at the helm of the House. “I don't want to leave my 

Marvin Krause, spokesman for the 43rd Airlift Group, said the Air Force is planning to operate under a range of different scenarios, including a government shutdown. "Although we hold out hope for a budget resolution, proper planning will occur to

Rand Paul (R-KY) has a plan to shut down the government over Planned Parenthood that would allow Republicans to blame Democrats for their shutdown.

There is no situation that exemplifies this issue more than the looming threat of a government shutdown. It was just two years ago that partisan infighting between the two chambers of Congress and the White House led to a costly government shut down