Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said some air traffic controllers are calling in sick as the shutdown, now in its seventh day, adds stress on workers.

Here’s what to know about how the government shutdown affects the federal workforce—who keeps working, who gets paid, and who might permanently lose their jobs.

Donald Trump said during an interview on NewsMax’s “Greg Kelly Reports” (via Entertainment Weekly) that it’s “absolutely ridiculous” that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show next ...

The move was widely seen as a strongarm tactic to pressure lawmakers to reopen government, as party leaders remain seemingly at an impasse on day 7 of the shutdown.

Pay has been suspended for roughly 2 million federal workers, and about 750,000 workers remain on furlough following the Oct. 1 funding lapse.

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday.

The possibility of layoffs escalates an already tense situation in which Washington lawmakers have struggled to find common ground and build mutual trust.

President Donald Trump and Republicans have cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats' health care demands, while Democrats insist Republicans need to negotiate. Amid the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson said "there's nothing" to negotiate and that "the ball is in the court of the Senate Democrats" to reopen the government.

The government shutdown continues after two funding proposals — one from Democrats and another from Republicans — both failed in the Senate last night.