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A celebrity Alaska fisherman, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board and others are telling Congress the government shutdown is hurting the nation's economy.

Some tourists to Yellowstone National Park are complaining about their treatment by National Park Service rangers when the park was closed down last week because of the partial federal shutdown.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is spelling out some of the dire consequences for veterans of a long-term government shutdown, with about 3.8 million veterans not getting a disability check next month if the shutdown continues into late October.

A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown.

The partial government shutdown is taking its toll on the White House, where about 3 out of 4 staffers are being kept off-duty.

The No. 2 House Democrat says a key factor extending the government shutdown is fear among moderate Republicans about a tea party challenge.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The partial government shutdown is just the latest bad news for military towns already grappling with mandatory budget cuts and planned reductions in the size of the country's armed forces. Military contractors and other small businesses have been preparing for the worst for months in places like Fayetteville, N...

A partial government shutdown next week would leave the major parts of President Barack Obama's health care law in place and humming right along.

With a week left to reach a deal needed to avoid a government shutdown, some lawmakers seem resigned — if not rushing — to that end.