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Here's How a Government Shutdown Works The New York TimesThe federal government has shut down. Here's what you need to know CNNGovernment shutdown live updates: Funding ends after Trump, GOP, Democrats fail to cut deal CNBCGovernment shuts down after Congress fails to reach a funding agreement NPRGovernment headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate AP News
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The shutdown is the first since December 2018, which saw non-essential government operations cease and tens of thousands of federal employees furloughed or forced to work without pay for 35 days until lawmakers agreed on a stopgap funding measure.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., criticizes Senate Democrats for blocking the GOP's short-term funding extension as Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown.
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President Trump's posting of a deepfake video mocking and insulting the top two Democrats in Congress underscored the lack of progress toward any deal to extend funding.
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Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.
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