The projections, sent to lawmakers on Tuesday, highlight the sweeping consequences of a lapse in federal funding.

Lawmakers are quickly approaching the federal budget deadline, and if they can’t reach a deal, the U.S. Government is headed for a shutdown. WCIA 3’s Capitol Bureau Chief Alex Whitney looked into why this shutdown is different than previous ones,

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.

The CBO said the federal deficit hit $2 trillion in the first 11 months of FY2025, driven by higher Social Security and Medicare costs as well as interest expenses despite tariffs.

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told House Republicans in a Wednesday call that layoffs of federal workers will be coming in a day or two, according to sources on the call. Vought hinted at the layoffs in a memo last week — as the government shutdown loomed — that directed agencies

Here's a look at how the federal shutdown is — and isn't — and impacting federal locations and services in the region.

Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.

As a result of a federal government shutdown that officially started September 30, 8 national parks in Arkansas are now impacted by the budget impasse.Those loc