If you’ve been thinking about opening an NPS (National Pension System) account but feel unsure about where to begin, Episode 3 of “NPS Made Simple” breaks it down step by step. In conversation with ...

The federal government shutdown overnight after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avoid a funding ...

Many parks will stay open during a federal government shutdown, but confusion persists about what visitors can expect.

Parks will remain partially open. But thousands of employees are set to be furloughed, raising safety concerns.

Unlike during past shutdowns, parks didn't issue news releases to spell out what will be available to visitors.

A “National Park Service Contingency Plan” dated September 2025 and obtained by Mountain Journal stated that “park roads, ...