The federal government entered a shutdown at midnight on Oct. 1 when lawmakers failed to pass new funding bills. It’s unclear how long the stalemate will last, and lawmakers do not appear to be any closer to coming to an agreement that could reopen the government.

After the shutdown began, certain programs and services went dark and federal workers faced furloughs. More programs are expected to be affected by a longer shutdown, and administration officials have suggested that federal workers could be fired.

NBC News is tracking the key dates and events of the ongoing shutdown (Note: * Asterisked events are tentative):

Day 1

Oct. 1

• The federal government shuts down.
• National park visitor centers close. (source)
• Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices close. (source)
• Social Security benefit verifications are suspended. (source)
• Certain small-business loan approvals are now paused. (source)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics ceases to release economic and employment data. (source)

Day 3

Oct. 3

• By the end of the day, the current shutdown will have lasted longer than seven previous government shutdowns. (source)
• The Senate will revote on stopgap funding measures that have previously failed. (source)

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Day 6

Oct. 6

• This is the 10th-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 7

Oct. 7

• Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo may close. The Smithsonian is set to remain open through at least Oct. 6.* (source)
• House set to return to session. (source)

Day 9

Oct. 9

• This is the eighth-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 11

Oct. 11

• This is the seventh-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 12

Oct. 12

• This is the sixth-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 13

Oct. 13

• This is the fifth-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 15

Oct. 15

• Possible lapse in funding for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition assistance program. The National WIC Association previously said that mothers and children could face “devastating disruptions” in access to food if the shutdown continues longer than one or two weeks.* (source)

Day 17

Oct. 17

• This is the fourth-longest shutdown. (source)
• Possible closure of federal courts. The federal court system plans to remain open through Oct. 17.* (source)

Day 18

Oct. 18

• This is the third-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 22

Oct. 22

• This is the second-longest shutdown. (source)

Day 32

Nov. 1

• Possible disruptions to SNAP benefits.* (source)
• Open enrollment for next year’s ACA plans begin. If Congress does not extend subsidies, as Democrats are pushing for during the shutdown, out-of-pocket premiums will rise next year. (source)

Day 35

Nov. 4

• This is the longest shutdown. (source)

Day 93

Jan. 1

• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could run out of Medicaid funding. The CMS website says, “CMS will have sufficient funding for Medicaid to fund the first quarter of FY 2026, based on the advance appropriation provided for in the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025.”* (source)

The House needs a simple majority to pass a funding bill. However, the Senate needs 60 votes to extend government funding, meaning a funding measure would need to garner more bipartisan support.

Republicans favor a continuing resolution to maintain the most recent government funding levels. Democrats are pushing to extend Obamacare subsidies that are set to lapse next year, and to reverse Medicaid cuts, among other provisions.

Jiachuan Wu and Melinda Yao contributed.

Originally appeared on E! Online

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli have separated.

The “Full House” star and her husband of 27 years are going their separate ways, according to her representative Elizabeth Much.

“They are living apart,” her rep told People Oct. 2, “and taking a break from their marriage.”

While the pair — who share daughters Bella Rose Giannulli, 27, and Olivia Jade Giannulli, 26 — have split, the rep noted, “There are no legal proceedings at this time.”

E! News reached out to reps for Loughlin and Giannulli for comment but has not heard back.

Earlier this year, Loughlin, 61, and Giannulli, 62, listed their Hidden Hills, Calif., home for sale, according to multiple outlets. The pair purchased the house in August 2020, the same month they both received sentences for their convictions in their college admissions scandal.

Last September, Loughlin and Giannulli vacationed together with their daughters and Olivia’s boyfriend Jacob Elordi in Sardinia, Italy. Five months before that trip, Loughlin detailed her personal growth in her first major interview since serving her two-month prison sentence in 2020 for her felony conviction in the college admissions scandal.

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“I’m kind and I’m strong,” she told First For Women in April. “And open—open to life, open to experiences. And I’m grateful. So I’d say I’m strong, grateful, open and kind.”

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And while Loughlin has kept her marriage and family life private over the years, she reflected on how hardships have taught her life lessons.

“As an actress, I hear ‘no’ a lot, so I just have to be myself and persevere and try not to let in negativity,” she continued. “My advice is to just keep moving forward. Everyone has good times and bad times. That’s life. I think you just have to pick yourself up. Nobody said life was going to be a breeze. There’s beauty in life, but there’s also hardship in life.”

Loughlin added, “I try to be a forgiving person. I’m not one to hold onto stuff. Stuff happens to everyone. We’ve all been in positions to ask for forgiveness but to ask for it, you have to learn and know how to give forgiveness, too.”

Indeed, that mindset began when the “When Calls the Heart” alum was younger.

“My family wasn’t one to hold grudges,” she explained, “I didn’t grow up in a household where if you made a mistake, you weren’t forgiven. No one is perfect, we all make mistakes. So I was always told to let stuff go.”

Loughlin added, “For your own health, you have to let things go because you can’t hang on to negativity. Life’s too short.”

A New Jersey man is accused of trying to convince children to get into his car and of inappropriate behavior in front of the children while they were walking to school earlier this week, according to the City of Vineland Police Department.

Investigators explained that while children were on their way to Veteran’s Memorial Middle School in Cumberland County on Monday, Sept. 29, Rogelio Vega, 33, tried to lure them into his vehicle.

Vega allegedly also exposed himself to the children as well, police said.

Vega is accused of doing this at least three times involving at least four children, according to police.

Vega was arrested and was charged with lewdness, criminal sexual contact, luring and enticing a child along with other related charges.

If you have any information on this case, please call Detective Stephen Milosh at (856) 691-4111, Ext. 4322.

You can also submit a tip anonymously online at vpd.tips. The reference number for this case is #46710-2025.

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The San Diego Padres were banking on Yu Darvish’s vast postseason experience to get them off to a good start in their winner-take-all National League Wild Card series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Alas, his stuff didn’t match his resume and the Friars offense pulled another disappearing act in a 3-1 loss to the Cubs, bringing another Padres season to a disappointing end.

After working a quick 1st inning Darvish started the 2nd allowing two hits, plunked Carson Kelly with a pitch, and gave up an RBI single to Pete Crow-Armstrong to make it 1-0 Cubs. With the bases loaded and nobody out manager Mike Shildt pulled Darvish and went to Jeremiah Estrada, who walked Dansby Swanson to bring in a run before striking out Matt Shaw and getting Michael Busch to ground into a double play, limiting the damage about as well as can be expected.

Estrada also tossed a scoreless 2nd inning, followed by shutout frames from Michael King, and Wandy Peralta to at least preserve the chance of a comeback.

None of that mattered because the Padres offense never got going. They mounted a legitimate rally in the 5th inning when Gavin Sheets doubled and Freddy Fermin doubled with two outs, putting the tying run at 2nd base for Fernando Tatis Jr., who had already struck out twice on six pitches without so much as making contact. Tatis Jr. flew out lazily to right field to end the inning.

Part of their lack of offensive production can be attributed to Chicago’s middle infield. Shortstop Dansby Swanson and 2nd baseman Nico Hoerner both made unreal defensive plays to rob multiple Padres of what looked like surefire base hits. Chicago added on due to a curious decision from Shildt.

He only let King, a starter used to handling extended outings, one inning (he struck out the side) and allowed Robert Suarez, a closer who’s used to tackling one inning, an extended outing. Suarez handled a scoreless 6th and went back out for the 7th, only to give up a leadoff homer to Michael Busch and a double off the wall to Hoerner before being pulled in favor of Adrian Morejon, who pitched for the 3rd straight day and didn’t allow any more runs to score.

Jackson Merrill kept the Friars from a shutout with a solo homer in the 9th off Brad Keller, who then proceeded to hit Ryan O’Hearn and Bryce Johnson, forcing Cubs manager Craig Counsell to go get Andrew Kittredge, who threw the 1st inning in Game 2, to get the final two outs of Game 3. Jake Cronenworth grounded out to shortstop, moving the tying run into scoring position with two outs for Freddy Fermin, one of the only Friars to do anything offensively with a single and a double in the game.

This time they got him. Fermin flew out to centerfield and that was that. The Cubs move on to the National League Division Series against the Brewers while the Padres embark on a long off-season with plenty of questions to answer about their roster.