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Officials canceled projects in Democratic states, posted partisan messages on government websites and warned that federal layoffs will begin soon.
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Trump administration officials also directed federal employees to include Republican talking points in automated email replies explaining that they had been furloughed.
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Justice Department lawyers are asking judges to pause their cases until funding resumes.
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Dueling proposals to end the government shutdown failed in the Senate on Wednesday. There was no end in sight to the deadlock as neither party showed signs of bowing to the other's government spending demands.
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At 12:01 on Wednesday morning, the United States federal government shut down. We explain why a debate over health care policy was central to Democrats and Republicans' inability to make a deal to extend funding for federal agencies.
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