When would a federal shutdown start? Which parts of the government would shut down? Will payments to Social Security recipients be affected?

According to data from the U.S. Census and U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Kentucky has 22,079 federal civilian employees. They have an average salary of $82,140. The federal government has closed down 21 times since 1977, most recently in 2018.

Will airports and post offices remain open? We VERIFY what would be impacted during a partial government shutdown.

What to know about TSA wait times, passport processing and the accessibility of national parks as a government shutdown looms.

Another government shutdown is looming ever closer as Congress continues to race to fund the government before the weekend.