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

It’s Day 22 of the federal government shutdown, and Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it.

Without a fix, many federal employees will not be getting paid this Friday, the first full paycheck they’ll miss as a result of the shutdown. By law federal workers are supposed to get back pay once the shutdown ends, but the White House has tried to cast doubt on that.

Meanwhile, President Trump has tied the shutdown to his overall goal of shrinking the size of the government, laying off workers en masse while it continues — and promising more — while specifically targeting what he calls “Democrat programs.”

Read the latest on a case brought by some fired federal workers to pause the latest wave of shutdown layoffs.

As the shutdown drags on, here’s the latest on w