A partial shutdown of the federal government has begun. But unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined this time.

Transportation Security Administration officers are expected to work without pay while lawmakers remain without an agreement on DHS' annual funding.

The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired at the end of the day Friday. Here's what will be affected.

Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used less lethal weapons in ways that appear to violate their own policies or ...