With lawmakers unable to reach a funding agreement by the midnight deadline, a government shutdown began on Wednesday.

While the federal government is shut down, some essential services will continue. The FBI and CIA are still running investigations, air traffic controllers are still guiding planes to land, and Social Security payments still go out.

But other agencies pause operations or furlough workers, severely impacting their ability to deliver services. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 750,000 federal workers could be furloughed each day of the shutdown.

Here is how some key government operations are (or are not) impacted during the 2025 government shutdown.

USPS

Even if the shutdown drags on, you will still be getting mail as expected. The U.S. Postal Service is an inde

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