The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

The US federal government has been shut down for more than three weeks, with lawmakers no closer to a temporary funding deal.

A prolonged shutdown of the U.S. government amid a standoff over funding between Republicans and Democrats in Congress could dent economic growth in the fourth quarter, but much of the lost output would be recovered when normal operations resume.

The Michigan HHS says that the USDA has asked state officials to temporarily pause November food benefits. Nearly 13% of Michigan households, or approximately 1.4 million people, receive SNAP benefits.

Mark Cochran is a National Park Service employee and the president of the union that represents park service employees throughout the Northeast.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' September Consumer Price Index will be the first major economic report to be released since Oct. 1 .

Roughly 750,000 furloughed government workers already feel crimped by the shutdown as they suffer missed paychecks and strained budgets. Those direct effects will grow dramatically on Nov. 1, when millions of low-income Americans are set to lose access to critical food assistance.