'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts The government shutdown has led the budget of federal court systems to run dry, causing disruptions to the pursuit of justice. Court officials fear that things could get worse in coming weeks. Tovia Smith
Shutdown Squeezes IRS Workers Just As The Tax-Filing Season Is About To Start Tax season is more stressful this year for filers and IRS workers alike, because of tax law changes and the partial government shutdown that has left the agency with roughly half its normal staff. Yuki Noguchi
Trump Says State Of The Union Should Be 'On Schedule' And 'On Location' President Trump says he plans to deliver his State of the Union address in the House chamber next week. He brushed aside Speaker Nancy Pelosi's advice to wait until a partial government shutdown ends. Scott Horsley
Shutdown Makes Government Websites More Vulnerable To Hackers, Experts Say The longer the federal shutdown lasts, the more likely security breaches of government websites become, cyber specialists say. And it could lead to security problems long after the government reopens. Laura Sydell
Shutdown Will Be Worse For Economy Than First Thought, White House Says White House officials reportedly say that each week of the shutdown will subtract 0.1 percentage point from growth — double the administration's original estimate. Emily Sullivan
Government Shutdown Leads To A Spike In Canceled Immigration Hearings The backlog of more than 800,000 immigration cases awaiting hearings, which has grown almost 50 percent under the Trump administration, is forecast to grow even larger. Richard Gonzales
'Barely Treading Water': Why The Shutdown Disproportionately Affects Black Americans As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, federal workers are struggling to make ends meet. But according to Jamiles Lartey, the shutdown is having a disproportionate effect on black workers. Ari Shapiro
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
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
'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
