The federal government is shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The federal government is currently shut down, after lawmakers failed to pass a funding bill by 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1.

All non-essential services have been suspended and several hundred thousand federal employees and active-duty service members will work without pay.

Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

As we enter another week with a lapse in federal funding, here's what we know.

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Why did the federal government shut down?

A partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces led to the current shutdown. 24 million people — who don't have insurance through their jobs or a public program like Med