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The government shutdown is barreling forward, with few signs of a resolution over the weekend. It’s normal for these shutdowns to feel intractable, right up until the moment one side suddenly caves. But the dynamics here are unusual and suggest this one could last longer than usual.
The federal government is currently shut down. NPR's network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.
Amid the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson said "there's nothing" to negotiate and that "the ball is in the court of the Senate Democrats" to reopen the government. "There's nothing for us to negotiate. The House has done its job," Johnson said during a press conference on Monday.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the government shutdown could impact air traffic controllers' ability to do their jobs safely.
The government shutdown means that the Bureau of Labor Statistics was unable to release September's labor data, which spells bad news for the Fed.
Government shutdown freezes military paychecks as President Donald Trump assures troops aboard USS Harry S. Truman they will get back pay and 3.8% raise.
Nearly half of all respondents to a new CBS News poll say they’re concerned about the effect the shutdown will have on the economy, and half of all respondents don’t approve of the way Democrats, Republicans and President Donald Trump are handling it.
Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.