The federal government has shutdown, for the first time in almost seven years.

How long will the current impasse wil last is unclear, as the partisan standoff persists over health care and the short-term spending bill. Democrats and Republicans struggled to find an agreement.

The government shut down a 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1, after the Senate did not pass a House measure that would extend federal funding for seven weeks while lawmakers finish their work on annual spending bills.

WTOP is keeping track of the latest developments and how the shutdown is affecting federal workers, contractors, military personnel and the D.C. region at large.

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