Over the first weekend of October, civilian and military aeronauts and expert pilots flew over Huntington Beach as part of the Pacific Airshow. This year, U.S. military aircraft were notably absent from the festivities as a consequence of the federal shutdown.

Stocks ended the day mixed on Friday as investors continue to brush off concerns about the government shutdown.

Much of the federal government shut down after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Here's what that means.

During a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are placed on unpaid furloughs, which can slow economic growth.

President Donald Trump and Republicans have cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats' health care demands, while Democrats insist Republicans need to negotiate. The Senate is scheduled to return Friday for another vote. The Trump administration has threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown.

Republicans need at least eight senators who caucus with Democrats to fund the government. Here are three Democrats whose votes will give insight into where the shutdown is headed.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee invested in ads across 13 districts, accusing Republicans of shutting down the government.

Senators voted for a fourth time to reject spending bills to reopen the US government, meaning the shutdown will extend into next week.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading. Democrats have refused to budge in a Senate vote.

People in closely-divided Dayton are worried about the effects of the shutdown and blame “dumb politicians” on both sides of the aisle.

The JBJ Soul Kitchen announced the offer on Wednesday, hours after the shutdown that has displaced scores of federal workers went into effect. The offer includes its locations in Toms River and Red Bank. “Furloughed federal employees will be welcome to join us for meals — please bring a valid ID," the JBJ Soul Kitchen said in a Facebook post.

WASHINGTON -- The federal government was thrown into a shutdown Wednesday with no easy endgame in sight, as Democrats held firm to their demands to salvage health care subsidies that President Donald Trump and Republican in Congress have dismissed as something to possibly discuss later.