FBI agents will get paid despite government shutdown, Patel says The Trump administration will continue paying FBI agents despite the ongoing government shutdown that has frozen paychecks for nearly all federal workers,

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

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history happened in Trump's first term in office. In December 2018, the federal government shut down due to a lack of appropriations. The 35-day standoff began on Dec. 22, 2018, and lasted until Jan. 25, 2019.

With the federal government shutdown nearing the one-month mark, Americans are starting to see the cascading effects of programs shuttered by lapses in federal funding. Some states are scrambling to find ways to account for shortfalls in food and child development assistance, and members of the military are also about to miss their first paychecks.

Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that Arizona is among 26 states suing the federal government, alleging unlawful suspension of food stamps and nutrition assistance.

The federal food assistance benefits are expected to be suspended starting Nov. 1 due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

A federal judge issued a split decision in response to a challenge over how the Trump administration installed Acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli in his position as the region's top prosecutor.

The federal government controlling the vast majority of land in Nevada dates all the way back to the 1800s when the territory was first admitted to the United States, according to a former longtime employee.

More than 8,000 flights were delayed across the United States on Sunday, as a federal government shutdown reached its 26th day and air traffic controller absences continued to severely disrupt air travel.