Politics Federal Workers Struggle To Stretch Their Money As Shutdown Lingers Some banks and credit unions are waiving late fees or offering low-interest loans. But the longer the shutdown continues, the harder it becomes for furloughed workers and contractors to stay afloat. Yuki Noguchi
Arts & Life As Shutdown Crawls On, Artists And Nonprofits Fear For Their 'Fragile Industry' The partial government shutdown hasn't just shuttered museums in Washington, D.C. Across the U.S., and even beyond its borders, artists and the groups supporting them are grappling with the fallout. Colin Dwyer Elizabeth Blair
Politics 'Bye-Bye': Trump Walks Out Of White House Meeting With Democrats About Shutdown President Trump abruptly ended spending talks Wednesday after congressional Democrats rejected his demand for a $5.7 billion border wall. A partial government shutdown stretched into its 19th day. Susan Davis Kelsey Snell Scott Horsley
Politics Trump Repeats Calls For A Border Wall As Shutdown Negotiations Continue The partial government shutdown is stretching into its third week, with more than 800,000 federal employees having to stay home from work or be furloughed. Shannon Van Sant
Politics Pelosi Retakes Gavel As House Speaker With New Session Of Congress A significant power shift begins in Washington with Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives. The incoming speaker plans votes on bills to reopen the government and new rules. Kelsey Snell
Politics The News Didn't Stop Over The Holidays. Here's What You Missed The government partially shut down, President Trump and the first lady made a secret visit to Iraq and the stock market plunged and rebounded — all in just over a week. Brandon Carter
Politics Unexpected Ways The Government Shutdown Might Affect You In the second week of the federal shutdown, consumers might notice fallout in unexpected places, from poop in national parks to closed museums. Cat Schuknecht
Politics National Parks? Many Are Open During The Shutdown. Their Bathrooms? Not So Much Some state governments and tourism boards have been using their own funds to keep the parks open. Elsewhere, open but unstaffed parks have become something of a free-for-all. Laurel Wamsley
Politics How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You Mail service and Social Security checks won't be interrupted, but national parks and small business loans will see some temporary changes. Shannon Van Sant
Politics Know Your Washington Buzzwords Deficit? Debt? Shutdown? Debt ceiling? NPR offers a guide to some of the political and economic terms you're likely to hear. Scott Horsley
