Due to D.C.’s non-statehood status, a shutdown would have particularly troublesome impacts on the city.

Despite a looming budget crisis with no federal help on the way, Metro is sticking to its plan to keep up with scheduled maintenance projects.

But city officials also see good news on the horizon: Amazon’s arrival in Northern Virginia.

So are D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and José Andrés.

The D.C. Council is expected to pass a bill to prohibit evictions and foreclosures of federal workers during a government shutdown, and to allow essential employees to apply for unemployment benefits.

At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the National Zoo’s Connecticut Avenue gates clanged open for the first time in nearly a month.

“I’m going to kiss my boss, I’m so happy to be back.”

Each day of the closure meant a loss of about 45,000 visitors.

Economists in the D.C. region say the furlough could leave a lasting imprint.

When will I get paid? Could I be in this situation again in three weeks? Although the current shutdown is over, federal employees have a lot of questions about what happens next.