Lenders will be unable or unwilling to offer mortgages because the IRS, Social Security and other agencies do not have workers to verify income and other data.
There is no end in sight to the stalemate as the parties dig in, with an eye to the strategic implications for the future.
Officers attend to the wrecked cruiser. (AFP/Getty Images)
Experts question whether police should have shot at a moving vehicle with an unarmed driver and a toddler in the back seat.
The government shutdown is certainly generating a great deal of material for late-night comedy writers.
The man was “conscious and breathing” but was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Despite the unrest in Egypt, monks say the 1,400-year-old site is safe because it was built as a fortress.
The agency has worked for years to unmask users on one the world’s leading Internet privacy tools.
Mike Cassesso and MaiLien Le were set to marry at the Jefferson Memorial, but they ended up on TV.
Obama should hear the GOP out, because a deal could be in the country’s interest.
More Headlines
Susan Bennett of Atlanta claims that she laid down tracks eight years ago that gave the iPhone a human touch.
Picks of the Week
It’s that time of year in the region: The plentiful, invasive stink bugs are looking for their winter homes.
Office of Civil Rights to hold D.C. schools to tight deadlines to provide equal opportunities.
“Where have you been sequestered all of my life?” and other ways to woo federal government workers.
Air Force energy expert Kevin Geiss. (Sam Kittner)
Air Force energy expert Kevin Geiss just wants to get back to the office to save the government more money.
PHOTOS | Federal workers might be furloughed, but the news isn’t bad for everyone in Washington.
PHOTOS | The park is home to 35 animals disabled from abuse in the logging or tourism industries.
Pope Francis visits Assisi, Syrian refugees, money-eating pooch, breast cancer awareness week and more.
The general who led the Vietnamese military in the defeat of Japanese, French and U.S. forces died Oct. 4 at 102.
Legislators and other employees told to shelter in place after “two very rapid fire bursts” heard to the north of the Capitol.
Federal facilities across Washington and the country are closed after Congress fails to pass a funding bill.
The lifelong Maryland resident who wrote a series of bestselling spy novels was 66.
From smartphones with interchangeable camera lenses to driverless cars, manufacturers show off their latest innovations.
The Park Service announced that it will keep the WWII Memorial open as a free-speech right.
The shutdown has hit the White House hard, as it seeks to balance foreign policy, domestic politics
Ex-ranger says he faced retaliation after revealing that Redskins owner was told he could cut down trees.
Desmond Bieler looks at each NFL game this weekend from a normal fan and a fantasy owner’s point of view.
Rita Panicker developed an idea for hand-to-mouth, hustling children to bank by their own rules.
Network says credit card data of 2.9 million customers may have been affected.
A rise in Islamist militancy brought on by nation’s civil war threatens its religious diversity, Christians say.
FEDERAL EYE | Members of the American Federation of Government Employees and the National Treasury Employees Union will take part in the demonstration on Friday.
The director of Broadway's "Motown" is back at Arena Stage with a play about love and war in Afghanistan.
Jason Dworkin, chief of astrochemistry at NASA, is on call during the shutdown. He answered questions about what it’s like to work as a scientist at the agency.
The Post MostMost-viewed stories, videos, and galleries in the past two hours
