If congressional Republicans fail to cut a deal by this weekend, the country could see its 22nd shutdown in the last five decades. Amid largely stalled negotiations on Capitol Hill, the federal Office of Management and Budget has already begun the process of advising agencies which employees it may have to furlough ahead of a looming deadline Saturday at midnight. The last time Congress failed to pass a government spending bill, nearly a million Americans were furloughed or went without pay, President Joe Biden wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Processing times at the Internal Revenue Service slowed down. Military families had less access to critical family support programs. Some federal support for Indigenous tribes came grinding to a halt. But every shutdown is different, and federal agencies are still parsing through the details of what another one might look like. Here are some of the ways it could impact you and your family. Click the link in our bio to read more.