President Barack Obama has canceled two stops on his long-planned trip to Asia because of the partial government shutdown, the White House announced Wednesday.
They fought for our country, and many of them risked their lives on the front lines, but America's veterans aren't getting much of a break with the current government shutdown.
Now that the federal government is officially shut down, many people are left with the same question, "well now what?"
An estimated 800,000 federal workers will go unpaid until this is resolved. Here is a list of offices and agencies that are affected until an agreement is reached...
Congress plunged the nation into a partial government shutdown Tuesday as a long-running dispute over President Barack Obama's health care law stalled a temporary funding bill, forcing about 800,000 federal workers off the job and suspending most non-essential federal programs and services.
As the squabbling continues in Washington D.C. over Obamacare funding, and how the nation pays its bills, the threat of a government shutdown next week keeps growing.
Congressional aides say the rival party leaders on Capitol Hill are likely to soon announce an agreement that would avert any chance of a government shutdown this fall in advance of the elections.