Government Shutdown 2024 Trending News Today. Government services would be disrupted and hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be told not to work if congress fails to. 4, 2024, 4:00 am pdt.

Washington (ap) — negotiators from congress and the white house scrambled monday to complete work on the remaining government funding bills for the. In a shutdown, government offices continue essential work, but tasks deemed nonessential are put on ice, paychecks stop and many workers are furloughed.